Researchers said by summer's end they plan to start extensive tests on a gigantic new facility that will try to blow apart houses to gauge the effects of hurricane winds.
By mid-June, contractors building the disaster research center in Richburg, S.C., plan to begin testing the power system for a wall of 105 fans, each nearly six feet tall, using enough juice to power 9,000 homes, said Tim Reinhold.
Reinhold is the chief engineer and senior vice president for research who is putting the project together for the Tampa, Fla.-based Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS).
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