Orlando A Lomboy
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0235-5257
orlanlomboy@yahoo.com
Abra State Institute of Sciences and Technology Bangued, Abra, Philippines
Rainier Mark B. Alcos
https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8706-7244
rm.alcos31@admin
Abra State Institute of Sciences and Technology Bangued, Abra, Philippines
Eucensio B. Carbonilla
https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8271-9920
carbonillaeucensio@admin
Abra State Institute of Sciences and Technology
Bangued, Abra, Philippines
ABSTRACT
Engineers and architects create roofing structures for both aesthetic and structural reasons. Several roofing designs emanating from places abroad were introduced in the country at present. Unknown to many, roofing structures regardless of their form and design, do not only protect the occupant from the heat of the sun and the devastation of the heavy rain. There is a noble purpose behind these roofs which are beneficial to people longing for an alternative water source instead of just wasting it and letting it fall causing unexpected flooding. In this research undertaking, the roofing structures of the selected infrastructure buildings of ASIST Bangued Campus were profiled and analyzed and were subjected for retrofitting basing on the proposed structural designs. The retrofitted roofing systems from the two zonal areas within the campus are expected to collect rainwater and store it into storage tanks suitable for plant watering purposes and kitchen and toilet facilities requiring non-potable water sources.
KEYWORDS
Roofing, Structure, Utilization, Rainwater, Harvesting
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