Parapet walls are a crucial element in a house, depending on the climate. January 28, 2025 e-Paper. ... Being a high embodied energy material, with paint susceptible to fade, ...

Designing parapet and compound walls attractively, balancing aesthetics and cost, is an architectural challenge. Designing parapet and compound walls attractively, ...

“If a wall extends up from the cornice, it would be a parapet, but the historic-building codes exempted you from having a parapet if you had a cornice, so most brownstones will not,” says Shamash.

First, determine if you truly have a parapet or a cornice. The New York City Department of Buildings defines it as part of the exterior wall that extends up past the level of the roof.