IBHS turns research and insights into actions policyholders may take to reduce costs associated with weather-related losses. Our FORTIFIED Home™ and FORTIFIED Commercial web pages are policyholder-focused. We encourage you to provide the links to policyholders via email, social channels, etc. FORTIFIED Standards go beyond typical building codes to deliver superior performance during severe weather…
“All of our award winners are making a real-world impact by enabling local communities to be more resilient to severe weather and setting a benchmark for their industry peers to follow,” said Fred Malik, vice president of IBHS’s FORTIFIED Home program.
How strengthening Florida’s building codes can reduce damage during the next storm.
IBHS turns research and insights into actions home and business owners can take to reduce costs associated with weather-related losses. Our flood guidance is on our policyholder-focused site, DisasterSafety.org. We encourage you to provide the links to policyholders via email, social channels, etc. Each year, the US suffers hundreds of millions or even several billions…
Research Researchers from the USDA Forest Service Fire Sciences Laboratory in Missoula, Montana, are working with IBHS scientists to investigate the influence of wind speed on flame spread in pine needle beds. The relation between wildland fire rate of spread and wind speed used in the US wildland fire behavior decision support systems was developed…
New Lodge and Interpretive Center Built to Mitigate Risks from Extreme Wind Events
Insurers and Fire Experts Offer Advice on Staying Safe Over July Fourth Weekend
Roy Wright makes the case for stronger building in Alabama.
Research In a study conducted in collaboration with the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, IBHS evaluated the long‐term effectiveness of two fire‐retardant gels when applied to a wood‐based substrate. Gels are a type of coating meant to provide protection for a short period, a few hours, and are typically applied manually just prior to…
Research In buildings where combustible siding has been installed, fire-retardant coatings could be used to reduce their vulnerability to wildfire exposures, particularly radiant heat and flame contact exposures. These exposures are more common in situations where close building-to-building spacing exists and a neighboring building ignites and burns, and where other combustibles (e.g., a wood pile…
