roof temperature
1roof pendant — Downward extension of the surrounding rock that protrudes into the upper surface of intrusive rocks. Most intrusions that contain roof pendants are relatively shallow; the roof pendants occur as isolated pieces of the surrounding rock within the… …
2roof — rooflike, adj. /roohf, roof/, n., pl. roofs, v. n. 1. the external upper covering of a house or other building. 2. a frame for supporting this: an open timbered roof. 3. the highest part or summit: The Himalayas are the roof of the world. 4.… …
3Roof garden — A roof garden is any garden on the roof of a building.Humans have grown plants atop structures since antiquity. Besides the decorative benefit, roof plantings may provide food, temperature control, architectural enhancement, and recreational… …
4Cool roof — In the world of industrial and commercial buildings, a cool roof is a roofing system that can deliver high solar reflectance (the ability to reflect the visible, infrared and ultraviolet wavelengths of the sun, reducing heat transfer to the… …
5Metal roof — A metal roof, often referred to as a tin roof, is a roofing system made from metal pieces or tiles. It is a component of the building envelope. Enough corrugated zinc/aluminium sheeting to cover an average sized house, transported by motor cycle …
6Flat roof — A flat roof is a type of covering of a building. In contrast to the sloped form of a roof, a flat roof is horizontal or nearly horizontal. Materials that cover flat roofs should allow the water to run off freely from a very slight… …
7Cooling load temperature difference calculation method — Contents 1 CLTD/CLF/SCL Cooling Load Calculation Method 2 History 3 Application 4 Explanation of Variables …
8Time and Temperature Building — The Time and Temperature Building (official name 477 Congress Street) is a fourteen storey office building located on Congress Street in the Old Port neighborhood of Portland, Maine. The building is named after the large display screen on the… …
9Thermal bridge — Temperature distribution in a thermal bridge A thermal bridge, also called a cold bridge,[1] is a fundamental of heat transfer where a penetration of the insulation layer by a highly conductive or noninsulating material takes place in the… …
10steel — steellike, adj. /steel/, n. 1. any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying …
