Design and performance of roofs

S.D. Probert and T.J. Thirst

Applied Energy, 1980, vol. 6, issue 2, 79-97

Abstract: The factors influencing roof design with respect to energy conservation are surveyed. In particular low-pitched (~15° inclination) roofs have been shown to possess thermal insulation advantages. Thus relatively low-pitched, northerly facing roofs, together with 61° pitch (i.e. the optimal inclination of plane, solar-energy collectors for maximum winter gain in UK latitudes) southerly facing roofs will probably become more commonplace.

Date: 1980
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