Dauphin Island, AL., May 1, 2023 – Regional and state officials joined the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) today to recognize a significant milestone in the effort to help communities reduce the cycle of loss caused by severe weather at an event marking 50,000 FORTIFIED designations.
IBHS issues 2018 edition of Rating the States report, finds little progress in strengthening codes to ensure safety, community resilience
Richburg, SC, April 23, 2024 — As hurricane season approaches, the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) today released the fifth edition of Rating the States, which evaluates building code adoption, enforcement and contractor licensing in the 18 states along the hurricane coastline from Texas to Maine. The signature study found that while some states work to ensure homes are resilient against extreme weather, many communities remain vulnerable because state or local jurisdictions have failed to adopt or enforce modern building codes or have allowed their codes to lapse and become outdated.
IBHS’s hail impact resistant roof ratings outline the choice consumers can make to improve performance.
Montgomery, AL, May 19, 2022 – The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) has named Alabama Insurance Commissioner Jim Ridling the recipient of its inaugural Lifetime Achievement in Resilience Award in recognition of a groundbreaking career that has established Alabama as the nation’s leader in resilient construction.
Findings from IBHS’s 2017-2018 post-wildfire investigation.
Whether you are building a new home, remodeling, or preparing for the season, IBHS has science-backed tips to help homeowners. Be thunderstorm ready and prepare for severe thunderstorms―including hail and high winds around tornadoes.
This guide is on our DISASTERSAFETY.org site.
IBHS researchers are working with collaborators from the U.S. Forest Service and Tall Timbers to better understand influence of wind speed and fuel moisture on fire spread at fuel breaks. Come inside IBHS’s large test chamber to see these experiments in action. This event will be streamed across multiple platforms and is open to everyone.
New guidance fills gap in driving down wildfire risk; first to address wildfire vulnerabilities unique to suburban neighborhoods as impact spreads beyond wildland-urban interface
New FORTIFIED requirements help protect homes from costly high wind and hail damage.
