Thatch / mud-phuska
Insulating & green roofs
Born in Rural India, Africa, Northern Europe.
How it works
Light, insulating roof layers (thatch, mud-phuska, turf) cut radiant heat through the roof, usually a building's hottest surface, and absorb little of it.
In a modern home
Roof insulation, green / garden roofs, reflective + insulated terrace finishes; critical for top-floor apartments.
What it answers
Built from
Source
Insulation value of thatch and mud-phuska roofs in Indian vernacular; Vinod Gupta, climate-responsive design.
Follow the threads
Lime-and-brick flat roofshares roof heat, overheating, store & slow heat→Dry-stone corbelled roofshares overheating, roof heat, store & slow heat→Mudbrick catenary vaultshares roof heat, overheating, store & slow heat→Broken-tile reflective roofshares roof heat, overheating, cool→Cavity brick wallshares overheating, store & slow heat, cool→Filler-slab roofshares roof heat, store & slow heat, cool→