Articles Tagged with ''wind resistance''

 It’s three o’clock in the morning, and after tossing and turning through a stormy night, Mr. Bright, the director of facilities for the headquarters of a high profile federal agency, had finally passed into deep sleep.  

 That’s a question many of us who have worked “storm duty” have pondered, much to our dismay.  

 Hickman has introduced a new gutter design that complies with the ANSI/SPRI GD-1 2010 Structural Design Standard for Gutter Systems Used with Low-Slope Roofs.

The effect of high winds on roofs is a complex phenomenon, and inadequate wind uplift design is a common factor in roofing failures.