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A $15-million donation from Joe Gebbia will underwrite the distribution of factory-made homes built by Samara, a company ...

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As important as glass is to almost every typology of architecture in the form of windows, when it comes to the roof of a building, the use of glass is not so simple. We’ve understood the power ...

An active pattern is setting up over Atlantic Canada, bringing in back-to-back stormy systems that are sure to leave people wishing for spring Atlantic Canada has already had its share of ...

Asphalt shingle roofs only provide full protection against hurricane winds until they are 10 years old, state officials told a panel of lawmakers on Tuesday. After they hit 10 years, degradation ...

A new kind of roof coating developed by an Arizona State University spinoff ... NARAYANA NEITHALATH: So right now, what has been developed by EnKoat is a coating system. It’s a, you could do it as a ...

At 1:20 a.m. there was noticeable visible shift in wind strength. Around that same time, high winds damaged the roof of an Aloha Air Cargo building at the Lihu'e Airport. Strong winds led to power ...

The Vivint Smart Home security system is a full-blown home security system that gives you 24/7 monitoring and full control over door locks, cameras, thermostats, and lights. You can even monitor ...