Hurricane-related damages have risen dramatically in recent years. The six costliest disasters of 2020 occurred in the U.S, the worst of which was Hurricane Laura caused $13 billion in damage after it devastated parts of Louisiana in August.

Wind acting on the roof surfaces of a building can cause negative pressures that create a lifting force sufficient to lift the roof off the building. Once this occurs, the building is weakened considerably and the rest of the building will likely fail as well. To minimize this vulnerability, the upper structure ought to be anchored through the walls to the foundation.

Several methods can be used to anchor the roof. Typically, roof trusses are “toenailed” into the top of the walls, which provide insufficient force to resist high winds. Hurricane ties nail into the wall and wrap over the trusses to provide higher force resistance.

Hurricanes or tropical cyclones are one of the most destructive natural disasters. Anticipating these phenomena in the long term by designing hurricane proof buildings allows to reduce drastically the losses and to allow human and material safety on site.

With more than 25 years worldwide experience in storms, typhoons and cyclones in the Indian, Bahamian and Pacific areas, Global Wood Tech provides you proven hurricane proof technical solutions.