Published on December 6, 2019
Fox Channel 61 news recently aired a feature story about Florida International University’s Wall of Wind. The November 2019 story showcases the powerful fan capable of simulating category 5 hurricanes and explains how testing at the facility helps protect vulnerable buildings from wind damage — including advancing building codes. Fox news meteorologist Dan Amarante interviews NHERI researcher and wind engineer Ioannis Zisis, co-director of the Laboratory for Wind Engineering Research at FIU, and Eric Salna, meteorologist and associate director of the lab.