Because of the steel pitch of the north facing slope the space inside the roof trusses of a north light roof is considerably greater than that of a.
North light roof design.
In the northern hemisphere a sawtooth roof in which the glazing faces north.
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.
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.
It was particularly useful in design factories and manufacturing buildings.
Roofs of long span structures are made of steel trusses.
A roof appended thus the name to the wall of a building and by implication having further roofs or terraces above.
They are can be designed with glazing inclined glass panels towards north sky on north side since in northern hemisphere there is no.
Mcgraw hill dictionary of architecture and construction.
Sawtooth structures show apertures with vertical or angled glazing installed in a sloped roof.
Pent roof pentice skirt roof if carried around the house.