Purpose of buildings like this?
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Topic: Purpose of buildings like this?
Posted By: DougG
Subject: Purpose of buildings like this?
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2022 at 7:24am
Was in north St Louis Friday boom trucking and seen a warehouse along the river road and was wondering why they are built like this? 
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Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2022 at 8:36am
i have seen a couple buildings like that and the VERTICAL portion was glass windows for light inside. ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2022 at 9:05am
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if facing north, great for artists, south for manufacturing.. ------------- 3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112 Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor) Never burn your bridges, unless you can walk on water |
Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2022 at 10:35am
| Skylights and ventilation(Windows had a running Platform walkway so could be opened). |
Posted By: Ray54
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2022 at 6:36pm
| Two building with that style roof here. Maybe 3, I need look but all 3 where tractor dealership shops when built. Probably built right after WW2 all the windows face south in these. We get no snow to speak of (Shameless that is not a challenge), would think it would take work to remove it most places and any savings from natural light would be used else where taking any savings away. |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2022 at 7:01pm
| I also see some homes built that way. aww http://www.....shucks" rel="nofollow - www.....shucks Ray....you sure know how to take my fun away! |
Posted By: Ray54
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2022 at 8:01pm
Well consisting fuel is going up daily so what you can do in next few day
 . Was only 98 today. Dumb weather guesser say one day may not make over 80 this coming week try on that day. |
shameless dude wrote:Posted By: Grayray
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2022 at 8:16pm
| Buildings were built like that in the late 1800's, early 1900's. Electricity was in its infancy. Lighting was poor. These were built like this to get the best natural lighting and to provide the best ventilation. |
Posted By: Red Bank
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2022 at 9:21pm
| There is a building in Winston-Salem NC like that called the sawtooth building. I have seen buildings like that in other cities. |
Posted By: Wispitfiremike
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2022 at 11:38pm
| In the northern climate it also helps reduce snow load by melting some of the white stuff off the roof by greenhouse effect. |