When Extreme Weather and a Crisis Collide: The Case for Building Stronger in Alabama
Roy Wright makes the case for stronger building in Alabama.
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What You Need to Know About Garage Doors in Severe Weather
How your garage door could be leaving your home vulnerable during severe weather.
What Underwriters Can Learn from Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
IBHS’s Roy Wright explains how property owners can protect their roof from hail by making the right choice.
Weathering the Storm | BASF
Far-reaching extreme weather and stronger storms also brings about another reason to get behind the call to build with resilience in mind: billions of dollars in damages.…it’s imperative for architects, home builders and construction materials manufacturers to come together and proactively build and retrofit homes that can stand up to extreme weather.
Water Leakage Vulnerabilities for Shingles with Hail Damage
Home / Hail / Water Leakage Vulnerabilities for Shingles with Hail Damage Water Leakage Vulnerabilities for Shingles with Hail Damage This IBHS study investigated the water permeability of shingles damaged by hail and demonstrated the importance of choosing an impact-resistant product with an excellent tear rating (based on IBHS’s Hail Impact-Resistant Shingle Ratings) to reduce the potential for hail damage causing water leakage into the roof. …
Water-Intrusion Guidance for Home & Business Owners
IBHS turns research and insights into actions policyholders may take to reduce costs associated with weather-related losses. Our water-intrusion guidance is on our policyholder-focused site, DisasterSafety.org. We encourage you to provide the links to policyholders via email, social channels, etc. Protecting HomesProtecting Businesses
Waldo Canyon Wildfire
2012 Waldo Canyon Wildfire Waldo Canyon Wildfire: Field Investigation and Lessons Learned Explore the report and video to gain practical insights into how wildfire-prone communities can better prepare for and reduce risk from future wildfire events. Research Fire Adapted Communities Mitigation Assessment Team Findings The 2012 Waldo Canyon Fire near Colorado Springs, Colorado, was one…
Vulnerable Populations
Vulnerable Populations Disaster-related loss prevention encompasses a wide range of activities that should be undertaken to increase the likelihood that homes, workplaces, and essential public buildings can survive a natural or human-induced catastrophe. Improving this capability must be a national priority, public health objective, economic imperative and humanitarian obligation. Nowhere is this more important than…