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Away over there, as if on the other shore of that vast yellow sea, the roofs of a hamlet rose from the tall dark poplars.

It was an ordinary church tower, a familiar sight above the red tile roofs of every Danish village.

Distributed generation tends to be placed on the roofs of homes and businesses, while utility-scale projects are often built on the ground.

A little hamlet, whose roofs were blent with trees, straggled up the side of these hills.

Some people got into a total panic, when the typhoon pulled the roofs off their houses and cars went up in the air.

A little hamlet, whose roofs were blent with trees, straggled up the side of one of these hills.

So the Swallow picked out the great ruby from the Prince's sword, and flew away with it in his beak over the roofs of the town.

In an attempt to add a little greenery to the concrete, many city roofs have been converted into gardens.

Buck's father was one of the first five missionaries to buy building plots from Little and put up stone shacks with tarpaulin roofs.

Therefore, they are willing to understand and respect other people's sweet and sour spicy thatched roofs, some people like to be honest.

Because traditional black asphalt roofs heat up in summer and strain the air conditioners.

In 42 years of roofing, I never seen this much weight on roofs, and that's the truth.

The exterior of the house was white with green trim, with sloping roofs over the front entrance and the two sides.

Through the gathering blue dusk Jaime glimpsed fresh thatch upon a score of roofs, and doors made of raw green wood.

He said that in Shanghai this cold winter and hot summer , consumers could generally from walls, windows, roofs identify three aspects .

Water streams off roofs and out of rain spouts. It pounds against the window in such a steady wash that I am sightless. There is only water.

Thousands of these black, winged insects cover sidewalks, mailboxes, tree branches, and roofs across certain areas of America.

The concept of each household is allowed four types of styles - roofs, logs carved, ceramic tiles or cement.

And there among the wooden shacks, with their roofs made of palm leaves, was a bar selling ice-cream.

"Essentially, we're subsidising the construction of solar-powered roofs. . . So we end up paying double, " he said.

And more buildings are under construction that have been designed with green roofs in mind, like this refinery office in Rotterdam.

Three computer screens and an old word processor looked out, north-west, over a thousand roofs towards the Hudson River.

Outside the sun was up over the roofs and I could see the points of the cathedral with the sunlight on them.

It had projections and angles and black holes, the lower sides of roofs, bays, and promontories.

Experts say green roofs usually do not get much above 27degreedegrees Celsius. So temperatures might not be a problem for growing.

Roofs and roads cover about half of that land, and help heat up urban areas by preventing evaporation of water and absorbing sunlight.

some weeks before it had fallen like snow upon the roofs and the lawns , the fields and streams .

The cluster of simple timber and glass pavilions with tile-clad pitched roofs evokes traditional forms but is still evidently of its time.

ethic likely means that the roadster will buck the trend towards folding metal roofs in favor of a more traditional (and lighter) soft top.

and although the amount of water is reduced it is possible to rainfall harvest from roofs that have been greened.

Builders have known for decades that white roofs reflect the sun's rays and lower the cost of air conditioning.

In Ireland, where thatching is still practiced, the roofs can survive winds of up to 110 miles per hour.

By redesigning the roofs of the Hyundai Tucson and Kia Sportage, the Korean automaker was able to earn a good rating for both.

On the right, across a steep ravine, could be seen a little village and a manor-house with the roofs broken down.

Police on patrol would list the addresses of homes with clean roofs for later inspection, he said.

From his attic window he looked out over a wilderness of roofs.

On each corner of the roofs, there are small statuettes, the number of which designated the power of the person living within the building.

We reach the top of a small bluff where three mud-brick classrooms stand, their walls gouged with bullet holes, their roofs missing.

Although termed flat roofs, they are often constructed with a slight fall to enable the rainwater to run off.

The roofs are wide terraces, alternatives hanging by relaxation of the garden.

At the other end of the system, roofs that are inaccessible for cleaning get dirty.

Without these reasons to start thatching roofs again, would it be wonderful to see the disappearing craft return to popularity?

Taxis and vans with suitcases piled on the roofs jockeyed for a better place in line.

"he is exceedingly eloquent, " said Brass, like a man abstracted, and looking at the roofs of the opposite houses.

These long roofs make the houses cosy during the extremely hot summers and yet sober in the winter.

The objective of this challenge was to imagine new uses for roofs, these "spaces on the way of desertification. "

Against the purple dome of the sky rise the needles of the pagodas and the artfully carved roofs of the temples.

When the wind blows over the roofs they rise and fall as painted bubbles do.

Crews found more than a dozen bodies, some trapped beneath homes flipped on their roofs, another at the wheel of his overturned car.

Roofs require special consideration to ensure adequate durability in relation to the exposure to the sun and rain.

The family had no money for pencils and paper. Walt wanted to draw, so he found some tar-a dark, sticky substance often used to patch roofs.

Used on nominally flat roofs up to a maximum pitch of five degrees.

But one day, miniature cells may also be found in more unconventional places: power-generating windows, car sun roofs or even awnings.

The main stadium for the 1990 Asian Games was designed by a Chinese architect with sloping roofs that were said to be Chinese.

Green roofs add weight, or dead load, to the roof of a structure that must be factored into its design.

"Cooling your house with white roofs at the expense of warming the planet is not a very desirable trade-off, " Jacobson says.

However, in large areas of the countryside, people are still living in shabby houses with thatch roofs and still use oxen to till the land.

Ventilator chimneys sprouting on the roofs of his Barcelona apartments resemble a collection of mounted life forms from an alien planet.

Similar battles broke out around police stations all over Port Said, with heavily armed officers defending them from the roofs.

With all these reasons to start the thatching roofs again, wouldn't it be wonderful to see this disappearing craft return to popularity?

Al-Salman says activists can go up to their roofs after the city-wide curfew to chant and release protest balloons.

In the 17th century , the colonists here thatched their roofs with reeds and straw, just as they had done in England.

Eliminating extreme temperature cycles allows green roofs to be designed as relatively low maintenance options.

Ensconced in manicured barracks with pitched roofs, its leaders have struggled to turn slogans into actions.

Most of the factories have dirt floors, and leaking roofs, with electrical wiring running across the floors (often bare).

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In the misty gloom we draw towards buildings with black-tiled roofs and red pillars, like the palaces in Seoul.

Meanwhile, green roofs provide environmental benefits as the gardens cut indoor temperatures, reducing air-conditioning costs.

During the site selection process, note the location of trees, roofs, or other landscaping.

Its main house was called dian (hall), its roofs were covered with green glazed tiles and its gates and walls were painted red.

The building of more than two taken from desktop processing technique, design for roofs, the outdoor activity space for rest stereoscopic.

For protection against the sun the South Sudanese put thatched roofs on top.

From the exterior , many of the mobile homes showed some dents in walls or roofs and a certain amount of distortion .

The snipers are on all the roofs. I'm now on my stomach, on the ground - I am really in a panicked situation. The city is quite in danger.

Among the shacks , though, rise three-storey brick structures with satellite dishes on their tin roofs.

The luxurious decoration includes marble columns, roofs covered with beautiful wood, furniture and marquetry.

Patches of white snow fell from the sky, it is falling gently in the branches, roofs, yards, fields and . . . . . .

The city's overwhelming French influence in apparent in its mansard roofs, iron balconies, sidewalk cafes, and French signs.

It rips off the roofs of shacks and ? , knocked out power, and left tourists drenched in the upscale tourist resorts of Los Cabos.

Just think, if camels had wings, they would go romping about on our roofs and spitting down their cud, and what a nuisance that would be.

When a heavy wind came, without any protection, the roofs of the houses were blown off.

Persons have been said to climb on roofs, solve mathematical problems, compose music, walk through windows, and commit murder in the sleep.

"Don't tell me the federal response was slow when there was 30, 000 people pulled off roofs right after the storm passed, " he said Monday.

Thatched roofs, usually sloping, were the earliest type and are still used in rural Africa and elsewhere.

Intensive Green Roofs may used as a garden and Extensive Green Roofs are designed to be viewed but not walked upon.

Tin roofs glitter on the shacks of loggers, miners and planters, each with a smallholding hacked out around it.

Collapse of stope roofs is one of disasters occurring at underground mines.

Migrant money had offered a safety net. Roofs were built, houses expanded and the basic needs of a large portion of society provided for.

Sometimes, higher maintenance cost or roofs unable to handle the weight.

protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal, as of parts of roofs.

Sometimes, higher maintenance cost or roofs unable to handle the weight.

protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal, as of parts of roofs.

Earlier, the hurricane's eye passed south of the (Cayman) Islands and (Jamaica), where it snapped trees, tore off roofs and flooded streets.

Measures internal surface temperatures of roofs with and without greening and climate parameters under natural climate in Chongqing summer.

She moved the table under the window, and then she and Ermengarde stood on it and looked out of the window, over the roofs of the houses.

The glistening roofs of the still slumbering houses were sharply outlined against the twilight sky.

We gazed out upon a wet world: the trees were wet; the streets were wet; the roofs were wet; the pedestrians were wet.

Floating roofs define living spaces and great expanses of glazing open toward views of the agricultural reserve to the north.

Forming a sculptural family, dramatic undulating timber-shingle roofs unify the built elements and reinvent island architecture.

Chinese pagodas thus may be square, polygonal, or circular, with many stories separated by projecting roofs and eaves.

Chinese pagodas thus may be square, polygonal, or circular, with many stories separated by projecting roofs and eaves.

If you have been some Tibetan temples must not forget their golden roofs, this custom has also been applied to the clothing.

Valencia has an old part with white buildings coloured roofs, and narrow streets.

In the distance stands the magnificent2 Chateau Frontenac, its bronze roofs shining in the sun.

Over the dirty, half-dark streets, over the black roofs was a dark, starlit sky.

The rainwater harvesting system created by International Development Enterprises uses pipes to collect water from the roofs of buildings.

The drivers are sitting on the roofs of their cars as the land is too dirty.

Plants were growing out of the roofs , and trees were growing in the country sides .

Square or rectangular mud brick buildings with flat roofs and high walls was the norm.

Penetrations in roofs above electrical equipment shall be kept packed or sealed to protect the equipment from water.

Penetrations in roofs above electrical equipment shall be kept packed or sealed to protect the equipment from water.

Upon the completion of construction projects, there shall not be leakage, cracking and other defects left on roofs and walls.

The researchers say the presence of native plants likely helped all the green roofs capture water better compared to sedums.

Across town in another direction, green roofs will go up on an Olympic village being built for the 2010 Winter Olympics .

He says the roofs have fallen off and the water and sanitation systems have been damaged or destroyed.

In ancient Chinese buildings, the traditional curved roofs , which usually form the visual focuses, express the meaning of space totally.

Inside the city walls and immediately to the south, closely-spaced buildings with brick- or buff-colored roofs predominate.

The limestone buildings were packed tight, like books on a shelf, many with pitched roofs, thick doors, and rusted iron verandas.

Vast roofs stretch into the distance with the lightness of a spider's web.

The researcher say the presence of native plants likely help all the green roofs capture water better compared to sedums .

The researcher say the presence of native plants likely help all the green roofs capture water better compared to sedums .

roofs bristling with antennas; housetops bristling with chimneys; a riverbank bristling with factories.

In December the retail giant solicited bids for placing solar systems on the roofs of many of its supermarkets.

Fire retardants can be applied to thatched roofs in dwellings.

They want roofs that don't leak, chairs with four legs apiece, graffiti-free lavatories and no hidden spaces where bullies can lurk.

Before I felt ill, I had been the bully under our roofs owing to my doting parents.

If protective walls or roofs are provided, they should be constructed of noncombustible materials.

But for most types of construction, they say, light roofs yield significant net benefits as far north as New York or Chicago.

In 2007, pictures from a Mars orbiter showed dark holes that appear to be places where lava-tube roofs have collapsed.

To the Western eye, blue-domed roofs belong on French estates, stone turrets on castles, and white Corinthian columns on Greek temples.

To the Western eye, blue-domed roofs belong on French estates, stone turrets on castles, and white Corinthian columns on Greek temples.

Roofs and floors are concreted on the ground, lifted into position with the aid of jacks, and secured to columns at specified elevations.

The buildings of Wuzhen are all a century or more old and built using traditional wood and stone architecture with tile roofs.

Modern Tutsi build rectangular houses with Western-style building materials. These houses have corrugated iron or tile roofs.

There were half-crumbled walls, collapsed roofs, clusters of local residents sheltering from the setting sun under sheets of tarpaulin.

But the sunny mornings with the icicles hanging from the roofs, weren't they a real pleasure?

The spittle from mouths turned to ice before it reached the ground, sparrows fell frozen from the roofs to the ground.

Plants in green roofs regulate their temperatures through evapotranspiration.

Wood-based panels - Performance specifications and requirements for load bearing boards for use in floors, walls and roofs.

Archaeologists have found Chinese-style tiles and turret decorations that probably adorned the roofs of buildings.

Archaeologists have found Chinese-style tiles and turret decorations that probably adorned the roofs of buildings.

ing out of the roofs, and trees were growing in the courtyards.

Well, it's a bush school-the classrooms are made of bamboo and the roofs of grass.

The C. E. A. system consists in frameworks of wooden or metal beams and studs structured with LP OSB as in roofs, walls and floors.

Snowflakes, as naughty as butterflies sometimes fell on the roofs, sometimes on the branches, and sometimes fell on people's faces.

California also boasts America's most ambitious initiative to promote solar power, dubbed "One Million Solar Roofs" .

The blast may deflect structural steel frames , collapse roofs , dish - in walls, shatter panels, and break windows .

Construction of the steel plant, steel, color steel, glazed tile roofs and steel plants and other water corrosion preventive effect.

In his drawings, the dwellings look like millions of row houses with green roofs keeping the desert at bay.

Galvanized roofs, which contain zinc, are likewise not appropriate for potable collection systems.

Galvanized roofs, which contain zinc, are likewise not appropriate for potable collection systems.

What if we imagined the Upper East Side with green roofs, and streams winding through the city, and windmills supplying the power we need?

After speaking with victims, we learned that the most urgently needed items were tarps to cover damaged and leaking roofs.

The generous building incisions under big towed roofs mark the accesses of the sculptural whole form.

I unconsciously look beyond, see the snow is enveloped the withered and yellow grass, high roofs. . . The earth is covered with white piece.

The site will be maintained in part by the city's maintenance department with some green roofs maintained by residents.

Most landed on roofs and the ground, making loud clunking noises as they shattered themselves to death.

Additional earth-friendly features could include water harvesting, solar panels, and green roofs.

The small scene of alley The walls and roofs of the low houses were covered by cayman rattan plants.

So terrible was the storm that the whole roofs were blown off.

But it was loud. It sounded like soft balls of clay were hitting roofs and everything else.

The striking wave-like, curving roofs are designed for optimum natural ventilation, and to collect rainwater for treatment and reuse.

The building looks like boxes with flat roofs sharp corners and glass walls that tact as mirrors.

We require accurate designs of solar systems drawn on "near map" images of our clients roofs.

It describes scenes of chaos: the snipers shot from the roofs of buildings, and protesters fought back against troops on the ground.

Persons have been said to climb on roofs, solve mathematical problems compose music.

Aside from the few folks who have their roofs covered with solar cells, we get our electricity from generators.

That's why in modern architecture conic roofs are often used. They symbolise a Mansi tent.

Dozens of tornadoes produced by Gilbert spread through Texas, ripping off roofs and overturning vehicles.

Roofs of houses in Fire Island, New York, were blown away by Hurricane Gloria as it swept through the area, Sept.

The roofs of this pagoda are constructed of colored glazed tiles of yellows and greens.

The automaker also strengthened the roofs of the Ford Flex, Lincoln MKT, Ford Fusion, and Lincoln MKZ.

Although the vast roofs that once covered the buildings are long gone, pillars, stairways, and sculptures remain.

The researchers say the presence of native plants likely helped all green roofs capture water better compared to sedums.

The roofs of this panda are constructed of colored glazed tiles of yellows and greens.

better for deserts, or sunny lots on the edge of town, than for roofs where the area available is limited.

Overlooking the harbor, the Opera House is a freestanding sculpture of spherical roofs and curved shapes.

Reached via planked walkways, all are built from treated pine wood imported from New Zealand and topped with thatch roofs.

Not only will all the roofs need insulating, the exterior walls will be required to be double brick.

It seems that the walls will collapse under the load of these roofs.

He wants power to be generated close to those who will use it, and envisages a rash of solar roofs in San Diego.

One sewer receives domestic sewage, trade effluent and rainwater from roofs only and the other all remaining rainwater.

Other popular additions include swimming pools with sliding roofs, party rooms and spa facilities.

There are no walls, and there is no air-conditioning. Just gracefully arched roofs, concrete floors and bamboo furniture.

There is a wide variety of suitable ro of ing material, but be aware that copper roofs are not suggested for any type of collection system.

The shingles used to mount the mirror were blown off roofs in storms.

The team put experimental roofs on top of metal isolated insulated boxes, to recreate green roof conditions.

The strong gale of the tornado blew away the roofs of the Indian villagers in the mountains, and even toppled their houses.

Maoming more eyeful wind was blowing all the way Dongdaoxiwai tree, and even wind was flying car driver roofs of the building.

People shine foodstuff upon roofs , the only place where flood didn't reach.

Impervious surfaces, like roofs of buildings, sidewalks and parking lots, don't absorb the rainwater the way soil does. The water runs off.

Experts say green roofs usually do not get above 27 degrees Celsius.

Over the high banks, the cottage roofs and the tops of the bamboo clumps are visible.

As a result the L-shaped walls appropriated the plot's geometry while roofs opened northward to provide plenty of indirect lighting.

A variety of options for building foundations, roofs, floors, and finishing walls.

Green Roofs Green roofs are frequently found on traditional farmhouses and farm buildings in Iceland.

Some Gothic church towers were designed to carry a spire; others had flat roofs.

Green roofs provide additional landscape and corridors connect the site to regional ecology.

Some green roofs can be far simpler to create than traditional roof gardens.

The roofs of the city are thrown into sharp relief against the ever ing sky.

So terrible was the storm that whole roofs were ripped off.

FATHER HENRY JANKOWSKI: The shipyard workers were not only sitting on the gate, but they were also on the roofs surrounding the shipyard.

Experts worry about the fuel pools because explosions have torn away their roofs and exposed their radioactive contents.

No sun roofs, no leather seats, no global positioning systems and manual transmission when possible.

This offers cheaper installation than green roofs, but needs special maintenance to prevent dirt reducing its effectiveness.

"A worldwide conversion to white roofs, " they found, could actually warm the Earth slightly due a complex domino effect.

The nation's leader, Kim Jong-il, reportedly ordered the military to rescue people stranded on roofs and hilltops.

The solar power of all the factory centers and all the industrial zones with their light roofs powers the city.

They were spreading out over the mat roofs tattered quilts and sundry other rags, which serve them for beds, in order to sun and air them.

Exposing or piling up of materials detrimental to sanitation on roadsides, roofs, or outside of houses.

Most beautiful small building built at the seaside, mostly red roofs of cottages and amiable.

Japan didn't fix its leaky roofs when the sun was shining prior to the 2008 collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings.

If you started feeling a desire to climb on the roofs of St.

In this faubourg exists poignant distress hidden under attic roofs; there also exist rare and ardent minds.

The environmental nonprofit group Earth Pledge is promoting a Green Roofs Initiative.

Reasonably pure rain water can be collected from the roofs of buildings or tents if they are clean and suitable.

No broken windows or leaking roofs that may result to product contamination was observed during audit.

Darkness settles on roofs and walls . But the sea , the sea in the darkness calls .

The roofs of both kiln configurations were barrel-shaped rather than the traditional peak or flat-top shaped.

Seemed like a cool idea: paint the world's roofs white to reflect more sunlight, and it could help cool down both cities and the planet.

The team put experimental roofs on top of metal insulated boxes, to recreate green roof conditions.

It was some of the blood from that armthat I heard dripping from your roofs.

"Don't tell me the federal response was slow when there were 30, 000 people pulled from roofs when the storm passed, " he said.

In the streets they wear sackcloth; on the roofs and in the public squares they all wail, prostrate with weeping.

Houses had thatched roofs -- thick straw, piled high, with no wood, underneath.

Prayer rooms have been added and the flat roofs made accessible by stairs to dry fish easily.

The hurricane flattened crops , uprooted trees, washed away roads and rippled of roofs .

mismatched slate roofs canted at all angles .

In this Kenyan slum, his photographs were printed on waterproof vinyl and doubled up as makeshift roofs.

If you don't, the combined picture ends up looking disjointed, with roofs, walls and roads poorly matched.

I could see the thatched roofs of a village tucked among some mango trees below.

The hurricane flattened crops, uprooted trees, washed away roads, and ripped off roofs.

They ran from building to building, pulling doors off or prying up roofs, calling in amplified voices.

Under roofs of bent wood and stiffened leather, the wagon beds were heaped high with old weaponry and armor.

It is hard to imagine what will be in winter when such steeplejacks will work on clearing roofs from snow.

In many cases, churches have replaced their roofs only to be targeted again, in one case 14 times.

Stopping on the roofs of houses, he enters by climbing down the chimney.

Water streams off roofs and out of rain spouts .

Mr. Miura hopes that by fixing broken walls and retiling roofs, he can repair people's lives and bring deeper meaning to his own.

Pigeons lifted from the roofs in a clatter of multicolored wings.

Both make roofs and gutters used in construction.

It could even be used on the roofs of cars to charge up batteries - although powering the vehicles themselves would probably be pushing it.

There are two small custom roofs in this house: the roof over the porch (see next section) and the roof over the breezeway.

An aerial view shows the famous cone-shaped, limestone-slab roofs of Alberobello, Italy.

The roofs of the cottage were covered with leaves.

looking out over the roofs of low-rise apartment buildings.

Soon, the flood impregnated church roofs, have only just deluged after, the priest told escape.

The iron roofs were just nailed down instead of being firmly fixed with what Australian builders call "cyclone bolts. "

It yields an important thatching material, which is used for the roofs and walls of rural houses.

They were of darkened red brick, brittle, with dark slate roofs.