Discover Concrete Homes and Their Many Benefits

Popping up throughout North America, builders and homeowners alike are taking notice of concrete homes and their ability to fit in as a mainstream building option. ConcreteNetwork.com has taken this emerging trend and dedicated a new section detailing everything there is to know, including the cost of building a concrete home, design options, concrete home benefits and more. Energy cost savings, the homes’ ability to provide healthier living... 

Building Careers Protecting The Home Front

Dangerous times have created new business enterprises. Recent catastrophes have fostered the need for preventative and remediation industries, with the U.S. Department of Labor ranking the “security sector” the single largest area of need. “September 11, 2001, Hurricane Katrina, and this year’s Mississippi River floods were all tragic events that underscored the need for increased levels of homeland security,” says former Maryland Congressman... 

December 22 Is Deadline to Apply for SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans

The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses of the deadline to submit disaster loan applications for economic injury as a result of the severe storms and tornadoes that occurred March 14-16, 2008. The deadline to file applications for Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) is December 22, 2008. Small businesses and small agricultural cooperatives that suffered substantial economic injury in the following counties are eligible... 

A Better Way to Clean

Tornado’s new Marathon Carpetrinser family of upright extractors has a vertical design to minimize storage needs and improve mobility and operation. These systems have variable psi: 100 without heat, 200 with heat, and 400 with Tornado’s exclusive Perfect Heat system. With the Perfect Heat system, the vacuum motors heat the water/cleaning solution, which is then fed into the unit’s heating system, producing temperatures up to 212... 

Leading Innovations in Tornado Shelter Safety

The Granger Plastics Company, a custom Rotational Molder of plastics has introduced a new innovation in Tornado/Inclement weather safety, by developing a new In-ground Tornado Shelter. The new In-ground Tornado Shelter by Granger Plastics is rotationally molded from linear low density polyethylene. This allows the shelter to be extremely durable and nearly indestructible. Unlike fiberglass or concrete shelters, the polyethylene shelter by Granger... 

Homeowners Benefit from Gutter Protection in Hurricane Season

As homeowners enter the hurricane season along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States, now is a great time to join the Gutter Pro USA dealer network. Sales to property holders, especially apartments and condos are on the rise as people see the need to protect their real estate investments. Homeowners are seeking ways to secure their homes through the storm season and into the fall. Many are finding a solution to flooding and water damage... 

Tornado Upsweep 32 Manual Sweeper system

Tornado introduces an entirely new approach to floor sweeping. The Upsweep 32 Manual Sweeper system has a unique Quadra Brush system to make sweeping faster and more effective.

Greensburg House X

Greensburg House X Greensburg House X is a demonstration home that will be built by the not-for profit, Greensburg GreenTown. This home as well as other Green designs will be built by GreenTown in the town of Greensburg, Kansas, which was decimated in May of 2007 by an EF-5 tornado. The purpose of this particular design is to demonstrate that affordable homes can be built in a Green, sustainable manner. In honor of Earth Day and the anniversary of...