The thermal insulation and sloped or low-slope roofing materials of building envelopes: mineral wool, fiberglass insulation, spray polyurethane foam and extruded polystyrene as insulation, asphalt shingle, wood shingle and shake, and EPDM membrane as roofing. Belongs here: any named insulation or roofing material considered for its own composition and performance properties. Does not belong here: a roof's structural framing, which is Elements and Materials' subject, or a specific building's roof, which is Buildings and Structures' subject.
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Wikimedia FoundationWikipedia, Ancient Greek architecture, roof tile section
The earliest finds of roof tiles of the Archaic period in Greece are documented from a very restricted area around Corinth, where fired tiles began to replace thatched roofs at the temples of Apollo and Poseidon between 700 and 650 BC.
Wikipedia, Ancient Greek architecture, roof tile section (Corinth clause)
The earliest finds of roof tiles of the Archaic period in Greece are documented from a very restricted area around Corinth.
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