Saw-tooth roof
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A roof comprising a series of skillion roofs with vertical surfaces glazed and facing away from the equator
. The sloping surfaces are opaque, shielding the workers and machinery from direct sunlight
. This sort of roof admits natural light into a factory
(From List of roof shapes.)
British engineer and architect William Fairbairne is credited with the first designs for what he termed the shed princile possibly as early as 1827. It was rapidly adopted during the industrial revolution for the many new daylignt factories where good natural lighting was essential in the manufacturing process and large areas of enclosed space were required to house the machinery. The first documented example can be found on the Weaving Shed (and perhaps also the
Combing Shed) of Titus Salt's Saltaire Mills near Bradford. .
An example would be Morris Engines
factory.
Equator
An equator is the intersection of a sphere's surface with the plane perpendicular to the sphere's axis of rotation and containing the sphere's center of mass....
. The sloping surfaces are opaque, shielding the workers and machinery from direct sunlight
Sunlight
Sunlight, in the broad sense, is the total frequency spectrum of electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun. On Earth, sunlight is filtered through the Earth's atmosphere, and solar radiation is obvious as daylight when the Sun is above the horizon.When the direct solar radiation is not blocked...
. This sort of roof admits natural light into a factory
Factory
A factory or manufacturing plant is an industrial building where laborers manufacture goods or supervise machines processing one product into another. Most modern factories have large warehouses or warehouse-like facilities that contain heavy equipment used for assembly line production...
(From List of roof shapes.)
British engineer and architect William Fairbairne is credited with the first designs for what he termed the shed princile possibly as early as 1827. It was rapidly adopted during the industrial revolution for the many new daylignt factories where good natural lighting was essential in the manufacturing process and large areas of enclosed space were required to house the machinery. The first documented example can be found on the Weaving Shed (and perhaps also the
Combing Shed) of Titus Salt's Saltaire Mills near Bradford. .
An example would be Morris Engines
Morris Engines
Morris Engines, the factory of Morris Motors Ltd., Engines Branch was located in Coventry, England. The company specialised in the mass production of engines and gearboxes, for fitment into vehicles made by the Nuffield Organisation...
factory.