North Light Roof Design

North light truss has a asymmetrical profile with a south facing slope at 17 or more to horizontal and the north facing slope at from 60 to vertical.

North light roof design.

They are can be designed with glazing inclined glass panels towards north sky on north side since in northern hemisphere there is no. A roof appended thus the name to the wall of a building and by implication having further roofs or terraces above. Mcgraw hill dictionary of architecture and construction. It was particularly useful in design factories and manufacturing buildings.

This sort of roof commonly admits natural light into a factory and is also known as northlight in the northern hemisphere implying a single such plane. Pent roof pentice skirt roof if carried around the house. In the northern hemisphere a sawtooth roof in which the glazing faces north. North light roof truss spans upto 20m to 30m when the floor span exceeds 15m it is generally more economical to change from a simple truss arrangement to one employing wide span lattice girders which support trusses at right angles.

The sawtooth roof with its glass panels facing away from the equator blocks the light and heat of direct sun exposure and provides uniform natural light over a large area. Roofs of long span structures are made of steel trusses.