Trulove, Susan2015-10-292015-10-292008-04-28http://hdl.handle.net/10919/61048Hurricanes 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.text/htmlIn CopyrightCollege of Architecture and Urban StudiesInexpensive roof vent could prevent billions of dollars in wind damagePress releaseVirginia Tech. University Relations