[Greenbuilding] neat idea

[Kat]

That's exactly what I was thinking of, but again, it would require a ton 
more (expensive) wood structure than they have.  Heh, maybe you could 
make GIANT roof tiles out of old translucent plastic 50 gal barrels.  
But that would be very, very, very heavy so never mind.

-Kat

Reuben Deumling wrote:
> now, you're talking. An ancient style of roof in Western Europe (and 
> perhaps beyond) I learned as "Moench & Nonne" or 'monk & nun'. The 
> clay tiles are all very similar in design, but the roof made of them 
> consists of alternating the trough-like tiles in rows perpendicular to 
> the ridge with the convex side up and the concave side up. No goop 
> required.
>
> this link includes some 
> photos: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mönch_und_Nonne 
> <http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%B6nch_und_Nonne>
>