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Opinion piece calls for domestic supply chains in U.S. homebuilding materials

A commentary argues that the United States should prioritize building products manufactured domestically, citing repeated disruptions from the pandemic, tariffs, and geopolitical conflicts that have exposed vulnerabilities in global supply chains. The piece points to newer, economical and more sustainable American-made building materials as a viable alternative to imported goods.

fastcompany.com · 2026-09-23

How the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve avoids surface tanks by using underground salt caverns

An engineering explainer examines why the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve does not rely on the commercial standard of external floating roof tanks to hold its 714 million barrels of crude. It shows that scaling up conventional tank farms would require roughly 1,130 tanks spread across about 45,000 acres, an area comparable to Washington, D.C., while leaving the oil highly exposed to fire and attack.

johnjwang.com · 2026-09-15