In 2008, eighty two people lost their lives while forty six others were seriously injured in flooding all across the United States. The estimated damage was posted at USD 5.5 billion, more than 60 percent of which were caused by river inundation...

Whether one lives in an otherwise impregnable fortress or simply somewhere along the coast of a ravaging river system, when Mother Nature does strike, storms do strike without warning and often with devastating consequences.

A report done by the World Health Organization Committee in 1984 stated that around thirty percent (30%) of remodeled and newly built buildings locally and internationally have encountered problems that are related to indoor air quality.

For the common homeowner, they might say that they do not need to invest in a generator or a temporary power supply...