Analysis: Safety Rules Give Homes Better Chance in Wildfires
IBHS’s Dan Gorham explains how California’s building code can help communities prepare for wildfire.
This Old House: How to Safeguard Your House from Wildfires
Ask This Old House host Kevin O’Connor learns about ways to make a home more resistant to wildfires from IBHS’s Dan Gorham
Crash Testing Houses
Dan Gorham speaks with Lou Manfredini on WGN Chicago radio about the recent wildfire demonstration and techniques to make your property more fire-resistant.
Commercial Symposium: Hurricane | June 11, 2019
A symposium covering the hurricanes of 2017 and 2018, their impact on business damage, disruption, and the need to break the cycle of destruction.
Tornado Resources
Resources to help property owners prepare for high winds.
IBHS’s Dan Gorham on HouseSmarts Chicago
Dan Gorham speaks with Lou Manfredini on WGN Chicago radio about the recent wildfire demonstration and techniques to make your property more fire-resistant.
Public Policy Report (Members Only)
A report on how IBHS worked to advance institutional public policy goals.
Step 1: Build A House. Step 2: Set It On Fire
NPR examines how recent wildfire tests at the IBHS Research Center demonstrate affordable resilience for communities.
FORTIFIED Bronze is Now FORTIFIED Roof
New Name. Simpler Product. Introducing FORTIFIED ROOF™ TrainingEvaluator Portal The FORTIFIED Bronze designation is now FORTIFIED Roof™. Benefits of FORTIFIED Roof (compared to FORTIFIED Bronze) Focused Protection Focus is on strengthening the roof, a home’s first line of defense against severe weather. Roofer-Specific Scope of work is now limited to work routinely performed by roofers. Simpler Brand New name…