Homebuilder aims to disrupt industry with military-grade materials

Will being able to block 250 mph winds be enough for an optimistic startup to make headway in an established market?

  • By Jay Schlichter
  • | 6:00 a.m. December 13, 2019
Stefania Pifferi. The three men who founded Galexa in Naples are Paul Inglese, Chuck Ardezzone and David Tingley.
Stefania Pifferi. The three men who founded Galexa in Naples are Paul Inglese, Chuck Ardezzone and David Tingley.
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A trio of Naples area businessmen led by Chuck Ardezzone, who also owns a film and TV production studio in town, believe their company — Galexa — has the goods to build homes that can radically change the construction/building industry.

 

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