Flat roof detail

Parapets, where roofs meet walls, can create problems and solutions in building technology – learn from Lstiburek how to properly approach them when building.

to learn about the design of the building envelope and wall, roof, and foundation assemblies.

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Hidden Gutter System for a Flat Roof

Client A: I like flat roofed designs very much but when I remember the cost of doing another slab up there I shrink. Be...

to learn about the design of the building envelope and wall, roof, and foundation assemblies.

Architectural Drawings, Architectural Drawings. Image from Prangins Kindergarten by PIERRE-ALAIN DUPRAZ ARCHITECTE ETS FAS in Prangins, Switzerland.

The Deerings, a large new certified passive house in the Hertfordshire village of Harpenden, is the stunning result of meticulous attention to design, energy efficiency and ecological materials by its architects, builders and a homeowner so taken by the experience that it led to an investment in an innovative passive house start-up.

Cold roof details for two ventilator types

All MBC Passive Roof Systems deliver a U-Value of 0.10W/m2K. The main diagram below shows how the three Passive elements (Roof, Wall and Foundation) link