{"id":4962,"date":"2017-06-23T17:28:12","date_gmt":"2017-06-23T21:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/randpc.com\/blog\/?p=4962"},"modified":"2017-06-23T17:29:05","modified_gmt":"2017-06-23T21:29:05","slug":"as-seen-on-tv-rand-on-keeping-your-rooftops-and-balconies-safe-in-stormy-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/as-seen-on-tv-rand-on-keeping-your-rooftops-and-balconies-safe-in-stormy-weather\/","title":{"rendered":"As Seen on TV! RAND on Keeping Your Rooftops and Balconies Safe in Stormy Weather"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4963 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/randpc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ML-Inside-Edition-Screenshot-485x269.jpg\" alt=\"RAND\u2019s Senior Structural Engineer Mike Larkin, PE discusses keeping your rooftops and balconies safe on Inside Edition.\" width=\"485\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ML-Inside-Edition-Screenshot-485x269.jpg 485w, https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ML-Inside-Edition-Screenshot-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ML-Inside-Edition-Screenshot-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ML-Inside-Edition-Screenshot.jpg 614w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Powerful storms and wind gusts can blow outdoor furnishings, such as chairs and tables, right off a rooftop and cause serious damage and injuries. In April, a sudden gust of wind blew a heavy hammock off a rooftop terrace and injured a pedestrian below. RAND's Senior Structural Engineer, Michael Larkin, PE recently spoke with Inside Edition about securing your rooftop and balcony furnishings before a storm hits.<\/p>\n<p>Click here to watch\u00a0the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.insideedition.com\/headlines\/24041-how-to-keep-your-furniture-grounded-when-a-powerful-storm-hits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Powerful storms and wind gusts can blow outdoor furnishings, such as chairs and tables, right off a rooftop and cause serious damage and injuries. In April, a sudden gust of wind blew a heavy hammock off a rooftop terrace and...<\/p>\n <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/as-seen-on-tv-rand-on-keeping-your-rooftops-and-balconies-safe-in-stormy-weather\/\" class=\"more-link\" title=\"Read More\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/span>","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":4963,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[197,216,87,25],"tags":[359,530,531,532,533,371,384,529,90],"class_list":["post-4962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-balconies","category-roofs","category-safety","category-randpcs-better-building-videos","tag-balconies","tag-balcony","tag-furnishings","tag-furniture","tag-inside-edition","tag-rand","tag-rand-engineering-architecture","tag-rooftop","tag-safety-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4962"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4962\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}