To put it in perspective the angle of this slope would be around 30 degrees.
Roof pond cross section.
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The key elements of the concept are.
The slope of a roof or pitch is determined by how many inches the roof rises over 1 foot or 12 inches.
Use of water for heat storage and as interim heat sink.
Like many aspects of a home a roof is fairly complex.
Thermal coupling of the water with the occupied spaces.
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This means that the rise of the slope goes up or down 8 inches for every 12 inches.
Pond dyke is a protective structure pf the pond and hence be carefully constructed.
Slope of the pond should be 1 2 i e.
There are quite a few parts of a roof on a home including different layers and.
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If pond has slope then it is easy to drain it completely and therefore ponds built on slopes are cheaper and easy to drain.
The roof pond concept combines the traditional functions of a roof with a means of natural heating and cooling.
There is a change of 1mtr height i e.
Exposure of the water pond to sunshine for heating.
Extremely versatile it can be used over the roof membrane for maintenance or under the new roof membrane in reroofing applications.
An example for a steep sloped roof is 8 12.
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