At the Wall of Wind, engineers blow homes apart to learn how to save them
The first signs of trouble are subtle. The vinyl skirting flutters. Siding near the roofline pulls away. Then the 12 massive fans arrayed across the 14-foot-high Wall of Wind accelerate in unison, forcing air across the laboratory at highway speeds. The manufactured home begins to shudder on its supports. A roar fills the testing facility. The engineers keep cranking up the fans. Hundreds of…
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