tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21128437.post1521946189724580110..comments2024-02-15T15:40:02.613-06:00Comments on Built St. Louis - Web Log: Daily Dose of Blairmont 194Robert Powershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11639365590964995479noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21128437.post-28838529750074936902009-05-13T12:18:00.000-05:002009-05-13T12:18:00.000-05:00The "saw-tooth roof" of which you speak is actual...The "saw-tooth roof" of which you speak is actually a natural lighting system: ie, skylights. Back when electricity wasn't readily avalailable, and probably still somewhat expensive due to the novelty, business owners almost certainly opted to incorporate these "free" sources of light, rather than the new, and probably somewhat unreliable, electrical sources. I look all around the City and I see windows bricked, cmu'd, and painted over. Drives me nuts to see all of that free and healthy (see studies on natural light in the workplace) light go unused. BTW, the vertical plane on those skylights is the portion which contains the windows. I understand the security issues which need to be addressed as well, but geez, such waste. Oh, well. This is American wastefullness at it's most starkly obvious worst...not using the light AND not using perfectly viable buildings.samizdatnoreply@blogger.com