Even as Floods Worsen With Climate Change, Fewer People Insure Against Disaster
“People are reluctant to spend money for a problem that they are convinced won’t happen to them.”
—IBHS CEO Roy E. Wright
Shingle Performance Ratings
Impact-Resistant Shingle Performance Ratings Consumers deserve to have confidence that shingles labeled as impact resistant live up to expectations. IBHS and its members recognized the growing problem of hail damage in large regions of the United States and have devoted years to field and lab research to develop a new test standard for impact resistance.…
Making Your Home Safer During a Hurricane
IBHS’s Dr. Tanya Brown-Giammanco lends her expertise to those wanting to build a stronger, safer home.
IBHS: These Builders Lead the Way on Resilient Construction
2018 FORTIFIED Home™ Volume Awards Honor Builder Commitment to Resilience; IBHS Celebrates 12,500 FORTIFIED Homes!
Expert: Hurricanes Give Opportunity to Improve Home Construction
How IBHS’s innovative research can help communities prepare for hurricanes.
How to keep your home safe as hurricane season approaches
Dr. Anne Cope is the chief engineer for the Institute, whose mission is to “study buildings to figure out how to make them stand up to what Mother Nature brings.”
Here’s how to build a hurricane-resistant house — not as expensive as you may think
As hurricane season nears, CNBC’s Diana Olick looks at the stronger building standards in the FORTIFED Home program. Building a home better prepared to face a hurricane isn’t as expensive as most homeowners think.
Maximizing Your IBHS Membership
IBHS Members have access to a wealth of resources about disaster preparedness and recovery, as well as building science research results. WHY IBHS Severe weather disrupts lives, displaces families, and drives financial loss. IBHS delivers top-tier science and translates it into action so we can prevent avoidable suffering, strengthen our homes and businesses, inform the…
Wildfire Public Policy
The scale of wildfire damages in America is worsening, and this trend must change. In 2018, wildfires caused more loss of life and property damage than any other weather-driven peril in the U.S.—with the most tragic and expensive wildfires occurring in California. Much can be done to reduce property damage during these events.
IBHS Hail Field Study (2019)
Dr. Ian Giammanco talks hail field research with The Weather Channel.