School help - Glass Roof??

Question

im in the graphical design and engineering class at school, and we are designing bach houses. My design would idealy have a glass roof, and I'm not sure if that could be done with just any glass. My question is : What sort of glass would I use for a roof? Opaque? thickness? Any help is appreciated

Answer 1

How much of it is glass?

You can use roof windows, and they use ordinary window glass.

The support beams have to be there. If you use heavier beams, you can change the spacing to perhaps 24 inches. Check the building codes. The rest can be glass.

what is a bach house?

Answer 2

Good design always has good reasoning behind the choices. You must want to use glass for some reason. Asking if the glass should be clear or opaque demonstrates a lack of clarity (sic) as to why you chose a material. Additionally you have not taken into account strength, hence you are asking about thickness. Your design approach is backwards. You  are picking a material and asking how thick, what color....The design should suggest the material. I want to have a lot of light so I can grow plants....perhaps a glass roof since it optimizes sunlight. Then you should start thinking about stregnth, and the choice of the particular glass...etc