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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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• Storm Shelters Could Ease Hurricane Evacuations; Homeowners Outside of Flood Zones Remain Safe from Hurricanes.

  - 2006-04-24

  Byline: Texas Tech University LUBBOCK, Texas, April 24 AScribe Newswire -- As was seen in Houston preceding Hurricane Rita, evacuations often can put immense strain on traffic corridors, leading to traffic jams and - in the case of Houston - fatalities. By utilizing in-home...

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• Hurricane's Influence on Stock Prices Not Always Negative; Initial Media Coverage of Hurricanes Can Boost Stock Prices.

  - 2006-04-19

  Byline: Texas Tech University LUBBOCK, Texas, April 19 AScribe Newswire -- While hurricanes can be detrimental to the stock prices of insurance companies, Texas Tech University and East Carolina University economists have demonstrated that market performance varies widely depending on media coverage given ...

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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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