California Homeowners Are Doomed to Repeat Their Past Mistakes
IBHS post-event analysis shows communities rebuilding the same ways.
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Business Disaster Guides
Disaster Guidance for Your Business Severe weather disrupts lives, displaces families, and drives financial loss. IBHS delivers top-tier science and translates it into action so we can prevent avoidable suffering, strengthen our businesses, and support thriving communities. Business Disaster Ready Guides Hurricane Ready Thunderstorm Ready Wildfire Ready Winter Weather Ready IBHS Designation Programs FORTIFIED Home…
Media Advisory: Business Continuity Planning Workshops in St. Johns County, Fla.
Monday, Aug. 20, 2018: 9-11 a.m. EDT and 3-5 p.m. EDT
Business Continuity Planning Made Easy
IBHS turns research and insights into actions policyholders may take to reduce costs associated with weather-related losses. OFB-EZ® (Open for Business-EZ) is on our policyholder-focused site, DisasterSafety.org. We encourage you to provide the link to policyholders via email, social channels, etc. OFB-EZ® Many businesses are not prepared to respond to a man-made or natural disaster. Small…
Built to Last: A Decade of Sustainable Science
Roy Wright discusses past achievements and the exciting future of building science at IBHS.
Building Vulnerability to Wind-Driven Rain Entry
Research IBHS researches variables that affect water entry into buildings during wind-driven rain events such as tropical storms and hurricanes. Results inform IBHS FORTIFIED Standards and other guidance for reducing this type of damage. Demonstration In 2011, IBHS conducted a first-of-its-kind full-house examination of how wind-driven water penetrates common types of openings in residential roof…
Building Vulnerability to Hailstorms
Research IBHS developed methods for producing artificial hailstones and simulating realistic hail impacts, including the ability to conduct full-scale hail testing. This unique research is leading the way for improving products and standards that will help reduce damage and losses due to hail. Demonstration In 2013, researchers created more than 9,000 hailstones that were used…
Building Vulnerability to Ember Exposure
Research As part of its research effort to study and understand the vulnerabilities of buildings subjected to wildfire exposures, IBHS developed the capability of simulating ember exposures on building components and assemblies. The primary objective of this research is to reduce the likelihood of wildfire-caused building ignitions in communities located in wildfire-prone areas. 2011 Demonstration…
Building Performance in SW Florida during Hurricane Ian (2022)
Research Hurricane Ian made landfall along the barrier island of Cayo Costa near Punta Gorda, Florida on September 28, 2022, as a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Hurricane Ian was the most significant test of the modern Florida Building Code since Hurricane Charley (2004) which made landfall in nearly the exact…