Tracking the Tropics: Researchers Make Homes Hurricane Ready
Why FORTIFIED? Simulation at IBHS Research Center shows how FORTIFIED can reduce water damage risks.
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Toughening Up The Roof
The Journal of Light Construction features FORTIFIED: A weathertight roof is the first line of defense in a storm-resistant house.
Tips on Preparing Your Property for Wildfires
IBHS research shows how property owners can reduce risks when living in wildfire-prone areas.
Prep homes, businesses now for severe spring weather with IBHS Thunderstorm Ready guides
Richburg, SC, Feb. 13, 2024 – Last year Americans saw that storms don’t need to make national headlines to wreak havoc on homes and businesses, as more than 20 states were impacted by 19 severe convective storm events, each causing over $1 billion in damage. With most billion-dollar storms occurring between March and June, the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) urges property owners to act now using its research-based Thunderstorm Ready guides to help prevent damage before this year’s severe spring weather strikes.
Three-Day Build Gets Underway
FORTIFIED standards used to help Florida community rebuild after Hurricane Michael.
This Week at the IBHS Research Center
Homes typically ignite due to embers generated during a wildfire, not generally the big wall of flames. However, research is needed on home-to-home ignitions and how this impacts communities when a wildfire threatens. IBHS has a unique opportunity next week to join the UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute (FSRI) in Ohio during free-burn tests of…
This Old House: How to Safeguard Your House from Wildfires
Ask This Old House host Kevin O’Connor learns about ways to make a home more resistant to wildfires from IBHS’s Dan Gorham
This House Is Built to Stare Down a Hurricane
FORTIFIED resilient construction standards are changing how communities prepare for severe weather, learn how.