Start hurricane prep now to be Hurricane Ready when the season begins researchers say
Updated IBHS Hurricane Ready guide with new checklist simplifies preparing home to better withstand powerful winds and heavy rain
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Standing Seam Metal Roofs
Research The performance of commercial roof systems under wind loads is dependent on two main factors: (1) the wind loads the building is subjected to and (2) how these wind loads are transferred through the roof system. While there is a good understanding of the wind loads that low-rise buildings are subjected to, the performance…
Solving the Climate Crisis: Cleaner, Stronger Buildings
Testimony of IBHS CEO Roy E. Wright before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means on The Economic and Health Consequences of Climate Change
Small Businesses Aware Of Climate Risks, But Struggle To Respond, Recover
IBHS’s Anne Cope why businesses should prepare for whatever risks they face.
Single-Ply Membrane Roofs
Single Ply Roofing Industry Research During 2017, IBHS staff met again with the Single Ply Roofing Industry (SPRI) organization regarding various uplift test options and a set of action plans to better understand wind loads and performance of flexible roof membranes. SPRI has created a task force to examine how single-ply roof systems are evaluated…
Shutting the Bedroom Door Could Save Your Roof During a Hurricane
Last Minute Preparation Guidance for Home and Business Owners in the Path of Dorian
IBHS: Shut the Doors on Hurricane Michael
Residents of Florida Panhandle Urged to Document and Protect Property; Plan for High Wind, Flooding and Power Loss; and Shut All Interior Doors
Shingle Performance Ratings
Impact-Resistant Shingle Performance Ratings Consumers deserve to have confidence that shingles labeled as impact resistant live up to expectations. IBHS and its members recognized the growing problem of hail damage in large regions of the United States and have devoted years to field and lab research to develop a new test standard for impact resistance.…
Shelter-in-place plans questioned for California wildfires
Wildfires are more frequent and fierce. When people can’t evacuate, some are sheltering in place. It’s a dicey strategy for all but the fortunate.