LOFT SPACE Unoccupied roof space in old Alpine farmhouses served as ‘sores’ for the preservation of harvested crops (hay, straw, etc. They were open at the eaves, so that cold external ir circulated around the roof atea, the temperature being litle different from the outside, so that snow would he uniformly distributed on the root. The living roams below ‘were protected from the cold by the goods stored in the roof space. If the roof space was heated, without adequate thermal insulation, the snow would mi 2 would build up on tho roof -. i The installation of thermal insulation material under the ventilated roof alleviates the situation. Openings are arranged on two opposite sides of the ventilated roof space, each equivalent to at least 2% of the roof area which is to be ventilated. So that dampness can be removed, this corresponds on average to a slot height of 20mmim +=. @ emote: clon othe vation rene sect oe met