Upgrading the Load Path
How FORTIFIED resilient construction standards and building a continuous load path can reduce high wind risks.
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.
