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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 homes and businesses, inform the insurance industry, and support thriving communities.

1. Lead with the Roof

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 homes and businesses, inform the insurance industry, and support thriving communities.

2. Solve with Research on Vulnerability and Loss

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 homes and businesses, inform the insurance industry, and support thriving communities.

3. Prevent Avoidable Damage

Dedication Ceremony April 19 at Graham Creek Nature Preserve

Alabama Insurance Underwriting Association Partners with IBHS on Developing Innovative Roof Aging Farm in Foley, Ala.

IBHS issues 2018 edition of Rating the States report, finds little progress in strengthening codes to ensure safety, community resilience

America’s Building Codes in Hurricane Prone Regions Show Uneven Commitment to Stronger, Safer Homes

“Preparedness is the key to mitigating risks for everyone in hurricane-prone areas,” Wright added. “Protect your property through maintenance and monitoring, and with flood insurance if you live in an area prone to flooding. If you live or own property along any waterway, flood insurance is something you should strongly consider.”

Best Time to Prepare for 2018 Hurricane Season is Now!

As families begin to rebuild after the devastation of Hurricane Florence, IBHS recommends that homeowners stay vigilant against being victimized by fraudulent roofing contractors.

Beware of Fraud! IBHS Recommends Following Essential Steps to Hire Quality Contractors Post-Hurricane Florence

Building Codes by State

Building Codes by State

Building Vulnerability to Ember Exposure

Building Vulnerability to Ember Exposure

Business Continuity Planning Made Easy

Business Continuity Planning Made Easy

Cedar Shingles and Shakes

Cedar Shingles and Shakes

Coastal Hazards: Going Green and Building Strong

Coastal Hazards: Going Green and Building Strong

Residential Development on Historic Site Built to be Resilient from Extreme Winds

Colonial Inn Condominiums are First-Ever IBHS FORTIFIED Commercial™–Hurricane Gold Structures

Commercial High Wind Research

Commercial High Wind Research

Commercial Loss Control Tools

Commercial Loss Control Tools

A symposium covering the hurricanes of 2017 and 2018, their impact on business damage, disruption, and the need to break the cycle of destruction.

Commercial Symposium: Hurricane | June 11, 2019

Community Resilience

Community Resilience

Construction Standards

Construction Standards

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 homes and businesses, inform the insurance industry, and support thriving communities.

Consumer and Public Policy Action

IBHS VP Fred Malik to Discuss FORTIFIED Home™ Construction and Impact in OK on Sept. 5 at OK Building Summit & Expo

Demand Growing for FORTIFIED Homes as Oklahoma Communities Strive to Become More Resilient Against Severe Weather Events

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 homes and businesses, inform the insurance industry, and support thriving communities.

Disaster Safety Strategy

Economics of Community Disaster Resilience

Economics of Community Disaster Resilience

Ember Ignition: Decks

Ember Ignition: Decks

During wildfires, as many as 90% of homes and buildings damaged or destroyed were first ignited by embers or other fires set by embers, and not the main wildland fire front.

Embers Cause Up to 90% of Home & Business Ignitions During Wildfire Events

Emergency Preparedness & Response Planning

Emergency Preparedness & Response Planning

Evaluating Radar-Based Hail Detection

Evaluating Radar-Based Hail Detection

Evaluating current wildfire deck tests.

Evaluation of Deck Testing Methods

Fire-Retardant Coatings Used in Exterior Applications

Fire-Retardant Coatings Used in Exterior Applications

Flood Guidance for Home & Business Owners

Flood Guidance for Home & Business Owners

A breakdown of recent changes to FORTIFIED standards.

FORTIFIED Update: High Wind & Hail Changes

Garage Doors Research - Members-Only Assets

Garage Doors Research – Members-Only Assets

Garage Doors: Assessing Garage Door Damage and Associated Roof Damage

Garage Doors: Assessing Garage Door Damage and Associated Roof Damage

Hail Guidance Excerpt

Hail Guidance for Home & Business Owners

Resources to help property owners prepare for hailstorms.

Hail Resources

Building Code and Design Requirements of Agricultural and Farm Buildings

High Wind & Metal Grain Bin Failure

IBHS research shows the impact wildfire embers can have on a home or business.

Homeowners Insurance May Be Harder To Get In Risky Wildfire Areas

IBHS post-event investigation finds updated building codes, mitigation effective in minimizing damage

Hurricane Michael demonstrates the power of resilience across home values

Resources to help property owners prepare for hurricane season.

Hurricane Resources

IBHS emerged from 2018 with meaningful new research and analyses, popular education programs for members and employees, laudable milestones in our FORTIFIED programs and a clear Disaster Safety Strategy for the future. The year brought changes in our board, our leadership and our staff.

IBHS 2018 Highlights

IBHS shares highlights of 2018 FORTIFIED Home™ growth plans and aggressive research agenda to protect homes and businesses from severe weather damage.

IBHS Announces Key Leadership Changes, Advancements

New law pairs disaster aid funding with incentives to help prevent or minimize future weather disasters such as those in 2017

IBHS Applauds Federal Investment in Resilience Included in Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018

CEO Roy E. Wright addresses Ways and Means on climate change adaptation; Calls for bilateral support of tax credits to encourage property owner investments in home and business resilience.

IBHS Chief’s Testimony Invited by U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Ways and Means

Found in Cullman, hailstone measured a whopping 20 cubic inches.

IBHS Documents Largest Known Hail Stone Ever to Hit Alabama

New OFB-EZ Module on Keeping Track of Equipment Also Available

IBHS Introduces OFB-EZ Spanish Edition to Help Hispanic-Owned Businesses Prepare for Disasters

Beware Hurricane Florence: Residents of the Carolinas, Virginia Urged to Document and Protect Property; Plan for Evacuation, High Wind, Flooding and Power Loss

IBHS Offers Guidance as American Coastlines Prepare

A three-part series providing a tutorial on all things wildfire.

IBHS Primer Series on Wildfire

Roy E. Wright to assume leadership of leading research and communication organization on April 25; succeeds Julie Rochman, who is retiring

IBHS Selects Incoming CEO and President

Popular Shingles Rated as “Impact Resistant” Do Not Perform Equally

IBHS Tests Shingle Performance Against Hail, Shares Scorecard

Event will showcase risk of embers from wildfires, and effective, affordable ways home and property owners can reduce or avoid damage.

IBHS to Host Wildfire Demonstration on March 6

As Oklahoma communities begin to rebuild after recent severe weather, IBHS and the Disaster Resilience Network encourage Sooner state homeowners to look to the future and rebuild stronger with the FORTIFIED Home™ resilient construction standards.

IBHS, Disaster Resilience Network Encourage Stronger, More Resilient Rebuilding with FORTIFIED

Residents of Florida Panhandle Urged to Document and Protect Property; Plan for High Wind, Flooding and Power Loss; and Shut All Interior Doors

IBHS: Shut the Doors on Hurricane Michael

2018 FORTIFIED Home™ Volume Awards Honor Builder Commitment to Resilience; IBHS Celebrates 12,500 FORTIFIED Homes!

IBHS: These Builders Lead the Way on Resilient Construction

IBHS Offers Guidelines to Help You Stop Ice Dams Before They Cause Costly Damage to Your Roof

Ice Dams: Prevent Them and Your Roof Will Thank You

Living with Wildfire

Living with Wildfire

Low-Slope Metal

Low-Slope Metal

Manufactured Homes & Attached Structures

Manufactured Homes & Attached Structures

Maximizing Your IBHS Membership

Maximizing Your IBHS Membership

Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018 at 11:15 a.m. MDT/1:15 p.m. EDT

Media Advisory: 2018 North American Workshop on Hail and Hailstorms

Monday, Aug. 20, 2018: 9-11 a.m. EDT and 3-5 p.m. EDT

Media Advisory: Business Continuity Planning Workshops in St. Johns County, Fla.

Mitigation Matters

Mitigation Matters

Near-Building Noncombustible Zone

Near-Building Noncombustible Zone

“While no structure is fully immune to nature’s most extreme weather, IBHS research continues to show that mitigation and strong building codes are the best ways to prepare communities for natural disasters.”

New Alabama State Park Buildings Utilize IBHS Commercial Resiliency Standards

IBHS applauds findings of significant savings when steps are taken to reduce weather risks to community and property

New Report: FORTIFIED Home™ Saves Money

Building Code and Design Requirements of Agricultural and Farm Buildings

Performance of Asphalt Shingles in Extreme Severe Convective Storm Winds

Photovoltaic (PV) Systems

Photovoltaic (PV) Systems

Pilot Impact Testing of Photovoltaic Panels

Pilot Impact Testing of Photovoltaic Panels

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 homes and businesses, inform the insurance industry, and support thriving communities.

Pioneering Building Science Research

Post-Hurricane Investigations

Post-Hurricane Investigations

IBHS conducts post-wildfire field research to gain critical insights for property owners and to inform future wildfire research.

Post-Wildfire Investigations

Guidance and experts from IBHS available now.

Press Resources to Help Prepare Gulf Coast for Gordon

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 homes and businesses, inform the insurance industry, and support thriving communities.

Proof Points for Resilience

Event will showcase 3 easy steps to better protecting your home from wind, heavy rain

Reducing The Impact Of Hurricanes Starts With A Better Roof

Residential Development on Historic Site Built to be Resilient from Extreme Winds

Report: New Wildfire-Resistant Homes Cost Roughly Same as a Typical Home

The Insurance Institute for Business Home and Safety (IBHS) works with insurance companies to see how homes are affected by hurricanes, hail and wildfires. On this Wednesday, CN2’s Indira Eskieva takes inside of the facility for a rare look at how wildfires spread to homes.

Research Facility Tests Wildfires

Resilience Wins! IBHS Honors Leaders in Movement Toward Building Stronger American Homes

RICOWI Best Practices Guide for Roofing

RICOWI Best Practices Guide for Roofing

The only lab in the world that can test full-scale one- and two-story residential and commercial buildings in a controlled, repeatable fashion for highly realistic windstorms, wind-driven rain, hailstorms and wildfire ember storms utilizing the unique features below.

Roof Aging Farm Research

Roof Guide: Codes & Standards

Roof Guide: Codes & Standards

FORTIFIED Wise™–Roofer High Wind Training Sessions Aug. 8 in Tulsa

Roofers Wanted! Demand Growing for FORTIFIED Homes as Oklahoma Communities Become More Resilient Against Severe Weather Events

Last Minute Preparation Guidance for Home and Business Owners in the Path of Dorian

Shutting the Bedroom Door Could Save Your Roof During a Hurricane

Single-Ply Membrane

Single-Ply Membrane

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

Solving the Climate Crisis: Cleaner, Stronger Buildings

Standing Seam Metal Roofs

Standing Seam Metal Roofs

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 homes and businesses, inform the insurance industry, and support thriving communities.

Strategy 2026

New Lodge and Interpretive Center Built to Mitigate Risks from Extreme Wind Events

Structures at Alabama’s Gulf State Park Are First-Ever IBHS FORTIFIED Commercial™–Hurricane Bronze Resilient 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

The Benefits of Investing in Resilience and Mitigation

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

The Economic and Health Consequences of Climate Change

The Return of Conflagration in Our Built Environment

The Return of Conflagration in Our Built Environment

IBHS Publishes Post-Disaster Report on Wind Damage where Hurricane Harvey Blasted Ashore along the Texas Coastal Bend

The Untold Story of Hurricane Harvey

Resources to help property owners prepare for high winds.

Tornado Resources

Vulnerable Populations

Vulnerable Populations

Water-Intrusion Guidance for Home & Business Owners

Water-Intrusion Guidance for Home & Business Owners

Wildfire Building Codes and Standards

Wildfire Building Codes and Standards

IBHS showcases risk of embers from wildfires, and effective, affordable ways home and property owners can reduce or avoid damage.

Wildfire Demo 2019

Deadly wildfires in California left a trail of destruction, charring anything in their path. The fast-moving Camp Fire in northern California and the Woolsey and Hill fires in southern California caused significant damage and loss of life. IBHS has resources to help those impacted recover from these wildfires.

Wildfire Guidance for Home & Business Owners

The scale of wildfire damages in America is worsening, and this trend must change. In 2018, wildfires caused more loss of life and property damage than any other weather-driven peril in the U.S.—with the most tragic and expensive wildfires occurring in California. Much can be done to reduce property damage during these events.

Wildfire Public Policy

The vulnerability of thousands of communities and neighborhoods remains a significant knowledge gap that must be closed. In the meantime, home and business owners need to adopt a more defensive mind set.

Wildfires – Conflagration Continues

Wind Guidance for Home & Business Owners

Wind Guidance for Home & Business Owners

Wind Loads on Small Roof-Mounted Air-Conditioning Units

Wind Loads on Small Roof-Mounted Air-Conditioning Units

Wind-Driven Building-to-Building Fire Spread

Wind-Driven Building-to-Building Fire Spread

Winter Weather Guidance for Home & Business Owners

Winter Weather Guidance for Home & Business Owners