Word: weathertight
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...survey found that only 14 per cent of tenants responding to the survey lived in apartments with storm windows: 85 per cent of the tenants reported that their windows are not weathertight: 67 per cent said they had to open windows during the heating season as a "last resort" to control excessive heat: and 28 per cent said they could not turn off their radiators when the heat grew excessive
...officials also reported the preliminary results of an "energy audit" of Harvard-owned buildings. Their survey, answered by over 100 tenants, showed most Harvard-owned apartments lacked storm windows on "weathertight" windows, the organizers said...
Windows in the common rooms and apartments were not weathertight, the tenants' report said. One tenant, who wished to remain anonymous, reported that her windows had blown in on her. The stairways were "not in good repair." Lorraine Irritano, a tenant, sprained her ankle walking down them. The "dwelling was infested with cockroaches," the tenants' report said...
...wing was built in seven months. The technique used in putting together the pre-cast concrete planks resembles the way a child's popsiclestick toy raft is constructed. After the girders are put in place, the thin 60-foot-long planks are laid adjacent to one another and sealed weathertight. In some cases, the sealing has been reinforced with epoxy glue, a cement that when hardened is stronger than the concrete...
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