DESIGN OF VENTILATED ATTIC SPACES FOR BUILDINGS SITED IN COLD REGIONS

A substantial amount of research has been conducted into the design and materials specifications for "flat" roofs; the so-called IRMA or inverted roof designs resulted from that roof. The design of cold, pitched roofs, however, has not been as intensely researched. During 1984 and 1985, the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Division of Research, undertook an investigation of the design of venting serving "cold" roofs. Over the past ten years, the authors have developed an approach to limiting the accumulation of ice that develops at the eaves of some buildings and have also assisted in the design of attic venting schemes that diminish the amount of airborne snow that can enter attic spaces. This work has been incorporated into the design of roofs for some 30 new and renovated buildings located in Alaska. One objective of this report was to formally set down the design methodologies developed over the past ten years so that they may be discussed among building scientists and design professionals. The specific aims of this resarch were twofold: First, the nature and extent of problems intrinsic to the cold roofs serving Alaskan buildings was to be estimated. Second, some basic design criteria concerning the design of venting of the roof structure was to be developed.

• Record URL:
  http://www.dot.state.ak.us/stwddes/research/assets/pdf/ak_rd_86_18.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities

  2301 Peger Road
  Fairbanks, AK  United States  99701
• Authors:
  • Fryer, M
  • Brown, S E
• Publication Date: 1986

Media Info

• Pagination: 55 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Facilities; Frigid regions; Public buildings; Roofs; Specifications; Vents
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Terminals and Facilities; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00488210
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities
• Report/Paper Numbers: AK-RD-86-18
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Sep 30 1989 12:00AM