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• Housing Solutions Summit Highlights Alternatives to Traditional Building Methods

  - 2006-09-19

  News Advisory: WHAT:For families who are rebuilding their Gulf Coast homes, one building feature has top prioritybstorm resistance. They want to take whatever steps are necessary to protect their home, possessions, and most importantly, their loved ones. Although many home building methods provide protection from a storm, concrete homes have...

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• FEMA: Safe room construction plans now available online.

  - 1999-06-29

  M2 PRESSWIRE-29 June 1999-FEMA: Safe room construction plans now available online C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:280699 Washington -- The files containing plans and specifications for building a safe room inside your house are now available online. The direct URL for downloading...

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• University tests show concrete walls outperform wood, steel

  - 1999-05-07

  OKLAHOMA CITY JR -- Dramatic images of 2 x 4s strewn across the landscape in the wake of recent Oklahoma tornadoes bring up the question: What role does construction play in tornado safety? Tests at Texas Tech University show that wall construction can make a world of difference....

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