[Cob] living roofs + reciprocal roofs (Brian Liloia)

[Robert Alcock]

Hi Ziggy

Thanks for this resource.
Just wanted to give a direct link to the Excel spreadsheet for 
calculating the dimensions of reciprocal frame roofs which is mentioned 
in the post.

http://www.lesspress.com/twiki/pub/Media/SnailCabin/reciprocal-roof-2.xls
for round buildings (where the beams will all be the same length) and

http://www.lesspress.com/twiki/pub/Media/SnailCabin/reciprocal-roof.xls
for non-round buildings (where not all the beams are the same length), 
like our spiral-shaped cabin.

By the way, the roof of Snail Cabin has actually got a _double_ 
reciprocal frame - the main roof has twelve beams, with a six-beam 
reciprocal cupola on top to support the skylight. Anybody know of 
another building that has this type of roof? (wouldn't like to brag, but 
i think it's the first in the world... ;-)

Robert
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> Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:04:05 -0600
> From: "Brian Liloia" <evacindustry at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Cob] living roofs + reciprocal roofs
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> Thanks, Charmaine.
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> Also, on a similar note, I just finally wrote up a bit about how to build a
> reciprocal roof frame for my website. Visit here if interested:
> http://www.small-scale.net/yearofmud
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> - ziggy
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