IBHS Offers Guidance as American Coastlines Prepare
Beware Hurricane Florence: Residents of the Carolinas, Virginia Urged to Document and Protect Property; Plan for Evacuation, High Wind, Flooding and Power Loss
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Goose Creek, Sc Based Middle Branch Roofing Is Offering a Free Hurricane-Resistant Roof to Three Local First Responder Heroes
Free FORTIFIED roof for first responders.
Giant Arkansas Hail Falls Short of State Record, Investigation Finds
IBHS travels to Arkansas to 3D scan massive hailstone.
Garage Doors Research – Members-Only Assets
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Garage Doors: Assessing Garage Door Damage and Associated Roof Damage
Research Garage doors or roll‐up doors on residential and commercial structures have often been damaged in hurricanes, tornadoes, and high wind events, due to impacts from flying debris; positive or suction pressures; weak tracks on the doors themselves; and inadequate attachment of the doors to the building. When it occurs, wind damage to garage and roll‐up…
GAF and IBHS Establish First-of-its-Kind Alliance to Expand Access to FORTIFIED Roofing Program, Protecting More Homes Before and After Severe Weather Events
Parsippany, NJ and Richburg, SC (January 30, 2025) – GAF, a Standard Industries company and North America’s largest roofing and waterproofing manufacturer, and the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS), an independent, nonprofit, scientific research and communications organization, today announced an alliance to make resilient FORTIFIED™ roofs more accessible to homeowners across the country. GAF provides a variety of roofing products that comply with IBHS’s FORTIFIED Roof™ standards and is deploying critical training expertise and capabilities to help contractors identify those products and learn about FORTIFIED installation methods that help homes withstand weather events.
Full-Scale Wind Tunnel Testing of North American and Australian Tile Roofing Systems
Research This study investigates the wind-induced pressures for both Australian and North American roofing tile systems using full-scale testing at the IBHS Research Center. This research is a collaborative effort between IBHS and the Cyclone Testing Station (CTS) at James Cook University to investigate wind loads on tiles and implications to the wind design standards…
Fred Malik
Fred Malik Managing Director of FORTIFIED Fred Malik is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the FORTIFIED suite of programs, which seek to improve property resilience to natural disasters on a local, regional, and national level. Since taking over the program in 2009, Fred has led FORTIFIED’s expansion to include existing residential, new residential,…
Fortifying Homes to Withstand Hurricane Force Winds, Rain
A closer look at how IBHS’s FORTIFIED program is helping build resilient communities in North Carolina.
FORTIFIED Update: High Wind & Hail Changes
A breakdown of recent changes to FORTIFIED standards.