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[Keith Johnson <keithdj@mindspring.com>]

John,
Can you do a story on natural building in high wind zones and have it to us 
by Feb 22
for our Natural Building issue of the Activist?
Keith Johnson

John Schinnerer wrote:

> Aloha,
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Eugene F. Monaco [SMTP:EFMonaco@compuserve.com]
>         >...How do you build a building to withstand the wind?  ...
>         >...Next the roof.
>
>         Lessons from Iniki, and other big winds... :-)
>
>         Fully hipped roofs appear most stable in high winds.  Any
> gables, any breaks in the fully hipped design, offer big handles for big
> winds to grab on to and peel the roof off.  After Hurricane Iniki hit
> Kaua'i, there were more fully hipped roofs (the old plantation style)
> left intact than any other type - by far.  And those surviving old roofs
> mostly didn't have "hurricane straps," whereas the peeled-off newer
> gable-end roofs did.  Something to consider if winds that strong are a
> possibility where one is building...
>
>         John Schinnerer
>
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