Researchers find trees can shield homes from storms
FIU researchers found that some of the most common trees in Florida can significantly shield homes from extreme wind, decreasing suction forces applied to critical regions of the roof by as much as…
What might “super” El Niño bring?
A rare “super” El Niño could shape weather patterns across the globe. El Niño does affect our hurricane season, and that’s a positive. It can create stronger upper-level winds, what we call wind…
NSF NHERI Wall of Wind Subjects Manufactured Homes to Hurricane-Force Winds
At Florida International University’s Wall of Wind facility, researchers are testing manufactured homes against hurricane-force winds. Led by University of Kansas researcher Elaina Sutley, the wind testing is designed to evaluate the structural…
FIU researchers use Wall of Wind to test manufactured home ahead of start of hurricane season
Researchers at Florida International University used the Wall of Wind to conduct the first in a series of large-scale hurricane simulation experiments on manufactured homes. Codes on manufactured homes have not been updated…
Researchers, including from FIU, test manufactured home against hurricane-force winds
FIU’s Wall of Wind, supported by the National Science Foundation’s NHERI program, tested a full-scale manufactured home against hurricane-force winds. Researchers will analyze the data to determine exactly when and how each component…
Manufactured homes tested against hurricane-force winds at FIU’s ‘Wall of Wind’
FIU’s Wall of Wind, supported by the National Science Foundation’s NHERI program, tested a full-scale manufactured home against hurricane-force winds. The pre-fab building was subjected to a range of wind speeds and installation…
FIU’s Wall of Wind tests full-scale manufactured home
FIU’s Wall of Wind, supported by the National Science Foundation’s NHERI program, tested a full-scale manufactured home against hurricane-force winds in what researchers believe is the first experiment of its kind conducted at…
NHERI Wall of Wind Experiments Target Outdated Building Codes for Manufactured Housing
A University of Kansas engineer will use the Wall of Wind facility at Florida International University to show federal regulators why the nationwide building code for manufactured homes needs an update. The FIU…
FIU hosts Wall of Wind challenge for high school students
On March 19, FIU’s College of Engineering and Computing hosted its annual Wall of Wind (WOW) Mitigation challenge. The challenge invites South Florida high school students to develop innovative building structures inspired by…
Florida Congressional delegation secures $9.3 Million in direct earmarks, millions more at federal agencies to support FIU’s research leadership
Through the efforts of Florida’s Congressional delegation, FIU secured $9.3 million in direct federal earmarks to advance key research initiatives across the university, including the NSF-NHERI Wall of Wind. (Read More)
FIU hosts ‘Wall of Wind Challenge’ at its College of Engineering & Computing
SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) – South Florida high school students are building up and learning by design. Florida International University hosted the “Wall of Wind Challenge” at its College of Engineering & Computing,…
South Florida’s new home for extreme storm research
FIU is leading the nation’s top scientists and engineers to design the world’s most powerful wind-wave-surge testing facility to change how communities survive extreme storms. The goal is to create a new scale…
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Chowdhury and Puleo take NICHE to Washington
Natural hazards researcher and Florida International University wind engineer Arindam Chowdhury joined colleague and coastal engineer Jack Puleo at the November 2025 Smart Cities Connect Conference and Expo in Washington DC. (Read More)