Inexpensive roof vent could prevent billions of dollars in wind damage
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2008-04-28
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Virginia Tech. University Relations
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Hurricanes often lift the roofs off buildings and expose them to havoc and damaging conditions, even after the worst of the wind has passed. A local roofer, Virginia Tech faculty members from architecture and engineering, and a graduate student have devised an inexpensive vent that can reduce roof uplift on buildings during high winds, even a hurricane.
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College of Architecture and Urban Studies