Roof Pond Cross Section

Use of water for heat storage and as interim heat sink.

Roof pond cross section.

To demonstrate a roof pond system that uses water and sun to heat and cool without electricity. Pond dyke is a protective structure pf the pond and hence be carefully constructed. Roof pondroof pond skytherm systemskytherm system by sushilkumar gupta s y b arch 18 sem iii 2. An example for a steep sloped roof is 8 12.

Henry 176 pondpatch filler and leveler is strong durable has great compressive strength 125 psi and will not burn. This means that the rise of the slope goes up or down 8 inches for every 12 inches. Like many aspects of a home a roof is fairly complex. There is a change of 1mtr height i e.

The roof pond concept combines the traditional functions of a roof with a means of natural heating and cooling. H2o sun 3. Slope of the pond should be 1 2 i e. Custom cross section diagram of a house roof showing the many different parts of a residential roof including structural parts the various layers exterior and various roof features such as skylight and chimney.

Thermal coupling of the water with the occupied spaces. Henry 176 pondpatch filler and leveler is an innovative method for filling and leveling roof ponds to assure positive drainage. The key elements of the concept are. Harold hay in 1973 at atascadero california.

Extremely versatile it can be used over the roof membrane for maintenance or under the new roof membrane in reroofing applications. To put it in perspective the angle of this slope would be around 30 degrees. If pond has slope then it is easy to drain it completely and therefore ponds built on slopes are cheaper and easy to drain. Skytherm house invented by.