Aluminum rolled formed roof

This is a Zomeworks technical drawing (DWG: ALUMINUMROLLEDFORMROOF-V2.DWG, dated 01-22-03, drawn by BRT) showing a roof construction method for the Cool Cell system. The aluminum roofing is roll-formed with a 180° section that grips 3/4” OD copper pipes spaced 8” on center. The drawing shows the full assembly: roofing cap, end cap, top manifold, bottom manifold in the soffit, and nailing flange.

Key details from the drawing

Component	Specification
Roofing material	Aluminum, roll formed
Pipe	3/4” copper, 8” on center
Grip method	180°+ roll formed section around pipe OD
Manifolds	Top manifold at ridge, bottom manifold in soffit
Attachment	Nailing flange
Reference	Cool Cell roof system

The two PDF files appear to contain the same drawing (v1 and v2 are identical in extracted text). The PNG files are raster versions of the same drawing.

Technical drawing showing the full roof assembly: roofing cap, 3/4” copper pipes at 8” on center gripped by 180°+ roll-formed aluminum, top manifold at ridge, bottom manifold in soffit, and nailing flange. Drawn by BRT, dated 01-22-03.

Why it matters

standard roofing + embedded copper pipes + roll forming = production-ready collector roof

The drawing shows how Zomeworks intended to manufacture the Cool Cell roof as a standard building product. The design uses conventional aluminum roofing modified with a roll-formed channel to grip copper water pipes — making the roof both a weather surface and a thermal collector/radiator without any glazing or special equipment.

See also

• Cool Cell architectural climate-control
• Di-thermal roofs
• Roof integrated solar absorbers
• 2002 thermal development bundle
• Index