Abstract: A device for determining the ambient heat index and communicating that information to a user, the device having a housing member, a control mechanism, and a power source. The control mechanism includes a microprocessor, an air temperature measuring device, and a relative humidity measuring device, wherein the air temperature measuring device and the relative humidity measuring device respectively determine the user's ambient air temperature and ambient relative humidity and communicate that information real time to the microprocessor for determination of the heat index. The control mechanism has a display mechanism for displaying the heat index, and another display mechanism for displaying the ambient temperature and the ambient relative humidity. Switches permit manual operation of activation of the display mechanisms.

Abstract: A roof vent for use in a flat roof having a plurality of layers of roofing material including a waterproof membrane which includes a base flange dimensioned to fit in between two of the plurality of layers of roofing material, an upstanding hollow member coupled to the base flange, an electrical connector mounted mounted on said hollow member, and at least one moisture sensing element electrically coupled to the electrical connector and deployable on one of the plurality of layers of roofing material, wherein the moisture sensing element is in the form of a strip which is deployed like tape. All of the sensing elements are coupled via the electrial connectors of the vents to a central controller which has a display and a modem for signaling an alphanumeric pager of a leak condition.