Labels:hakham | sky | trade name | window OCR: # Retaining snow on the roof will cause excessive build-up, exceeding the loads for which the structure was designed and leading collapse. .. True the structure design involved "unobstructed slippery roof" load reductions provided in ASCE-7 Most are leery of using these load reductions in structure design, but check with your structural engineer because snow retention precluded in these rare instances Myth desianed
