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An apparatus disposed along and attached to a wall edge to mitigate wind-generated vortices and suction loads on the wall, suitable and convenient for both new constructions and retrofits of existing buildings. Preferred configurations are described and include such types as wall edge cap, wall edge

An apparatus disposed along and attached to a wall edge to mitigate wind-generated vortices and suction loads on the wall, suitable and convenient for both new constructions and retrofits of existing buildings. Preferred configurations are described and include such types as wall edge cap, wall edge windscreen and wall edge wind spoiler, each utilizing a distinctive primary aerodynamic mechanism, often with optional secondary mechanisms to enhance vortex-suppressing effects.

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What I claim as my invention is: 1. An elongated apparatus disposed longitudinally along a building-exterior region in which substantially planar and substantially vertical exterior wall surfaces extend to an outside corner of a building and define part of an exterior of the building, the outside co

What I claim as my invention is: 1. An elongated apparatus disposed longitudinally along a building-exterior region in which substantially planar and substantially vertical exterior wall surfaces extend to an outside corner of a building and define part of an exterior of the building, the outside corner of the building extending in a substantially vertical direction, the apparatus comprising:a mounting portion attached to at least one of the exterior wall surfaces, andat least one substantially planar portion extending outwardly from the mounting portion, wherein the at least one substantially planar portion includes at least one of perforations and an edge serration;wherein the apparatus is configured to suppress wind-generated vortex formation and to reduce wind-generated suction force adjacent to the outside corner of the building.