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2. Roof window - Wikipedia

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   This type of light tube design is often employed with buildings where the installation of a skylight or roof window is not practical. [1] While a roof window is normally included in the original construction of the building, it is possible to add the design feature to an existing structure. As long as the framework and the slope of the roof ...

3. Skyroof - Wikipedia

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   Skylight, a window, dome, or opening in a roof or ceiling to admit natural light; Sunroof, an opening in an automobile roof which allows light and/or fresh air to enter the vehicle; Roof window, an outward opening window that is incorporated as part of the design of a roof; registered trademark in USA for automotive sunroof and architectural ...

4. Skylight - Wikipedia

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   Skylight in the vault in the Chapel of the Constable of the Burgos Cathedral, a glazed closed skylight from the 15th century A skylight (sometimes called a rooflight ) is a light-permitting structure or window, usually made of transparent or translucent glass, [ 1 ] that forms all or part of the roof space of a building for daylighting and ...

5. Daylighting (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   An alternative to a skylight is a roof lantern. A roof lantern is a daylighting cupola that sits above a roof, as opposed to a skylight which is fitted into a roof's construction. Roof lanterns serve as both an architectural feature and a method of introducing natural light into a space, and are typically wooden or metal structures with a ...

6. Lincoln Covered Bridge - Wikipedia

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   In addition, skylights were added to the metal roof to allow natural light into the structure due to its long span. These skylights are made from translucent corrugated (to match the contour of the existing roofing)polyvinyl material. Existing braided steel cables anchoring the upstream ends of the bridge to the shore were also removed at this ...

7. Cricket (roofing) - Wikipedia

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   In some cases, a cricket can be used to transition from one roof area to another. On low-slope and flat roofs with parapet walls, crickets are commonly used to divert water to the drainage, against or perpendicular to the main roof slope. The pitch of a cricket is sometimes the same as the rest of the roof, but not always. For Steep-slope roofs ...