Small bubble roofs on ordinary buildings? |
March 14th, 2012 |
ideas |
Would it be worth it to add a bubble
roof on top of an ordinary flat roof? On a triple decker or
something similar? The main benefits would be greater insulation and
waterproofing. There's energy in needing to pump in air to make up
for leaks, but I don't know how that compares to the energy saved in
heating and cooling. Because people don't have to be able to inhabit
it you can seal it tighter than usual, which should cut down on fan
usage. It can be self-monitoring for leaks in a way that a normal
roof can't because the amount of air you have to put in to maintain a
given pressure tells you how much you're leaking.
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