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rOOf Overhangs play an impOrtant rOle in
prOtecting dOOrs and windOws frOm rain
metal rOOf panels reflect the sun’s rays
away frOm the hOuse in summer
mOdern architecture makes use Of
advanced waterprOOfing materials
pitched rOOfs allOw fOr additiOnal
living spaces, like this attic bedrOOm
a thatched rOOf is a gOOd insulatOr
but requires a lOt Of maintenance
in mediterranean tOwns, almOst
every building has a habitable rOOf