Strong winds peeled aluminium panels off a building facade as Tropical Storm Trami battered the Philippines. Footage shows the gusts pounding through the area and stripping the metal sheets off ...
"Hurricane-resistant design is not a unique idea, but the reality of ensuring that your home was properly engineered with the right connections and design considerations is a significant challenge.
We live in a block home several miles inland. It has impact glass windows and a hurricane-rated roof, so instead of fleeing for our safety we became a haven for friends and family who live ...
Renovating for resilience. For those willing to invest in their current property, making storm-resistant upgrades — like impact-resistant windows, elevated foundations and waterproofing measures ...
After years of pressure from environmental advocates, the global retail giant Amazon announced last week that it has eliminated plastic air pillows from its global network of “fulfillment ...
“Additionally, ensuring that your home has the necessary wind protections, including straps to the trusses in the attic or hurricane-resistant windows or hurricane shutters, can also lower ...
Straw might seem like the very last product you'd use to make your house fire-resistant. But as it turns out, straw panels, made from waste material that's otherwise burned off or discarded ...
Imagine owning a Florida home in Hurricane ... Even the solar panels are fixed to the roof so they are protected from extreme winds and highly resistant to being blown off. After all, what good ...
That's because their community was purpose-built with hurricane-resistant features that allowed ... Each home is equipped with solar panels, which put power back into the energy grid.
As solar power is becoming less expensive, it might be a good idea to have a sun powered product in your hurricane kit. FOX 26 Meteorologist John Dawson explores the SunJack Portable Solar Panel.
According to Sunnova, systems remained intact for about 19,000 customers in Florida during Hurricane Milton and more than 13,000 customers across the southeast during Hurricane Helene, even when power ...