Photo by Mike Ross Chris Dundorf|!!| second from right|!!| president of 2KR Systems|!!| shows off the SnowSentry|!!| an instrument which measures the water weight in snow loads|!!| along with UNH ...
The winter sun shines, but the roof is completely covered with snow. This raises the question for solar panel owners whether ...
FARGO - Don't rush to shovel snow off your roof. "Most roofs are designed to handle the snow load of a typical winter," North Dakota State University Extension Service agricultural engineer Ken ...
You should calculate how much snow your roof can hold—and then watch for warning signs after a big snowfall. Most roofs constructed after modern regulations were passed in the U.S. in 1988 are built ...
YAKIMA, Wash. -- As the owner of several historic buildings in Yakima, Joe Mann might worry about the snow piling up on all those expansive flat roofs. Or not. Mann isn’t concerned at this point, he ...
Recent roof collapses illustrate the danger that accumulating snow and ice can pose on buildings not constructed to withstand that load. Most central Pennsylvania roofs, if built correctly, should ...
Syracuse, N.Y. — You may be tempted to climb up on your roof and shovel off all that snow that's been building up this winter. But don't. It's dangerous, and you may cause more damage than the snow ...
Snow is now piled everywhere across the state and that includes on the top of our homes. An Iowa State University Extension mechanical engineer says you shouldn’t have to worry now about that snow ...
Jan. 10—The roofs of at least three commercial buildings in Anchorage have already collapsed under heavy snow loads this winter, including one off Schoon Street on Monday, with months of winter to go.
General Roofing Co. employee Nevada Hansen shovels a path out on an office building's roof on Business Park Boulevard in Anchorage on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. A different crew was clearing snow off the ...
Jan. 24—Building officials in Anchorage have issued new guidance to residential and commercial building owners advising them to clear heavy snow loads from roofs, adding another measure of urgency for ...