Remodeling: Storm + Wind Resistancehttp://www2.remodeling.hw.net/green/green-products/storm-and-wind-resistance/storm-and-wind-resistance.aspx?view=rss&id=Query_tcm1781606<url /><link /></image><description>The Information Source for the Home Building Industry</description><language>en-us</language><pubDate /><webMaster /><item><title>Sobering Realities Take Hold Along the Florida Gulf Coasthttp://www2.remodeling.hw.net/permitting/sobering-realities-take-hold-along-the-florida-gu.aspx?rssLink=Sobering+Realities+Take+Hold+Along+the+Florida+Gulf+CoastMichael K. Walker, a veteran remodeler in Sarasota, Fla., points out two danger signs along the horizon: permitting lag time and new wind-zone insurance requirements.Wind-Resistant Garage Doorshttp://www2.remodeling.hw.net/doors/wind-resistant-garage-doors.aspx?rssLink=Wind-Resistant+Garage+DoorsIn a major windstorm, such as a hurricane or a tornado, it's the windows and doors that usually hold a house together. “Once you breach the envelope, the air rushing in pressurizes the building just like blowing up a balloon,” explains Scott Schiff, civil engineering professor and director of Clemson University's Wind Load Test Facility. In the best case, intense wind pressures invading the home blow out the windows, equalizing the pressure before severe structural damage occurs, but more often, the roof or whole wall sections blow out.Built-In Securityhttp://www2.remodeling.hw.net/windows/built-in-security.aspx?rssLink=Built-In+SecurityFifteen years ago, even high-end homes were unlikely to sport windows that could withstand hurricane-force winds. In 1992, Hurricane Andrew changed that and gave quick birth to an industry — an industry that today has even the attention of non-coastal residents.Windows pass wind testhttp://www2.remodeling.hw.net/windows/win-win-deal.aspx?rssLink=Win-Win+DealRemodeling in Florida means complying with the strictest codes in the country for wind-borne debris and wind loading. Ben De Prenger of John Kiernan Construction has no worries about compliance because he installs PGT's WinGuard impact-resistant windows.Grand Award: Calming Influencehttp://www2.remodeling.hw.net/remodeling/grand-award-calming-influence.aspx?rssLink=Grand+Award%3a+Calming+InfluenceNamed “Seijaku” by its designers, this project embodies this Japanese principle of quiet and stillness, in which all sense of disturbance is absent.