Living Roof Construction Section Drawing

Get to the roots of green roof design.

Living roof construction section drawing. Types of roofs the most commonly used types of pitched roof construction are the gable the hip the intersecting and the shed or lean to. A green roof or living roof is a roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and a growing medium planted over a waterproofing membrane it may also include additional layers such as a root barrier and drainage and irrigation systems. In this section we ll cover the most common types of roofs and basic framing terms. Building 3 roof figure e24.

Also different architectural styles will use the same type of roof. The following projects showcase green roof design in section revealing building wide formal moves and up close detailing. Major consideration should go toward making decisions about the effective load of the green roof the type of soil that can be used and the vegetation that can easily grow over the roof. Mit kendall square soma project noveber 5 2015 building 3 view from third street looking south existing figure e30.

Free roof details roof covering detail download file this roof design draw in autocad format. Nov 10 2014 construction section drawing of a house with pitched roof and dormer. 8 green roofs in section. It is a good idea to consult green roof construction drawings so that proper alignment can be done at each place.

Once the section has been set out the. Building 3 section 238 main street building 3 e40 parking entry mechanical penthouse figure e29. These systems help mitigate the heat island. Also you need to protect the building structure so this is my recipe for making a living roof.

The dwg files are compatible back to autocad 2000. The design of the roof will depend upon the size and shape of the ground fl oor plan of the building. Roof covering detail dwg file roof covering detail download file. 1 x roof it d be a normal garden if it wasnt on the roof.

These cad drawings are available to purchase and download immediately spend more time designing and less time drawing we are dedicated to be the best cad resource for architects. As it s a delicate balance between living and man made systems. 0 x insulation i had to put in some thermal insulation because our council building control couldn t calculate the u value for insulation of the living roof after installing it. In modern double roof construction the whole of the roof is constructed of lightweight roof.

Intricate roofs have many parts that incorporate several of the basic roof designs such as a gable roof sitting atop a gambrel or variations of the gable valley roof design using one or a variety of different types of roof trusses also see our very detailed diagrams showing the different parts of a roof truss. An example of each is shown in figure 2 1.