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As the #NFL season and Fantasy 🏈 leagues begin, homeowners can avoid a fumble and make the catch in their home’s resilience by taking science-backed #mitigation steps.
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As the #NFL season and Fantasy 🏈 leagues begin, homeowners can avoid a fumble and make the catch in their home’s resilience by taking science-backed #mitigation steps.
IBHS turned up the wind on Good Morning America and Matt Gutman of ABC News today, as we subjected a 2-bedroom house to a simulated hurricane. Curious to see how it stood up to the test? See the full segment and how you can prevent this storm damage to your home: https://lnkd.in/e3FdKVVf. #HurricaneReady #HomeImprovement
Join FORTIFIED Managing Director Fred Malik, as he discusses resilient construction.
Join us for "Insuring the Future: Panel 1 - The Critical Role of Community Resilience in Climate Adaptation"! Discover how investing in community resilience is key to managing climate change's insurance implications, safeguarding economic stability, and reducing risks. Don’t miss this chance to explore proactive strategies for a safer, more resilient future. Featuring: Jerry Theodorou from the R Street Institute, Fred Malik from the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety - IBHS, Mark Fowler from the Alabama Department of Insurance, Leslie Chapman-Henderson from the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH), and Brian Powell, MBA, CPM from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). Register now: https://lnkd.in/gnUXPekN #ClimateAdaptation #CommunityResilience #Insurance #InsuringTheFuture #CT #CID #DOI #WeveGotYourBack #Climate #ClimateChange #C4I
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Sometimes you need to drive a message home. Sometimes you need to literally drive the hurricane and high-wind through a home to open the minds of homeowners about what Mother Nature can bring their way. Today, IBHS wind-driven rain research and the FORTIFIED program were highlighted by Matt Gutman on Good Morning America (ABC). The segment, filmed at the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety - IBHS Research Center over four days last month, featured a full-scale house in the test chamber subjected to rain and winds up to 125 mph. The demonstration shows the importance of strengthening three vulnerable areas of the home – the roof, garage doors and openings like doors and windows – to prevent damage from wind and wind-driven rain. https://lnkd.in/eHk2iGXx
Hear from IBHS Research Scientist Xareni Sánchez Monroy, as she shares the importance of creating a 5-foot non-combustible buffer around your home to reduce its #wildfire risk with Nationwide COO Mark Berven. #InsideIBHSResearch
I’m excited to share a look #InsideIBHS as research scientist Xareni Sánchez Monroy, Ph.D., walks me through a controlled fire simulation at the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety - IBHS HQ. She demonstrates how small embers can cause huge damage, why it’s critical to have at least 5 feet of “defensible space” around your home and how the new Wildfire Prepared Home program can help property owners mitigate risk. #ProtectionIsOurPurpose https://lnkd.in/eR3rbKjj
In IBHS’s new report following an investigation of the Lahaina Fire, researchers concluded three main factors contributed to rapid conflagration: 🏘️ 🏡 Structure density: Flames from burning homes often extended over 20 feet, touching homes at closer distances downwind. 🚗🍃Connective fuels: Vegetative fuels, including wild grass and ornamental plants, along with manmade items like sheds, fences and vehicles, acted as pathways that brought the wildfire to and enabled it to spread within the built environment. 🔨 🏗️Building materials: Non-combustible building materials offer significantly higher resilience than traditional materials, but their effectiveness was diminished in Lahaina due to intense heat from burning buildings with limited spacing between structures. These insights can help communities understand their vulnerabilities and build a more resilient future. Read the report at https://ibhs.org/lahaina. #Lahaina #Maui #wildfire
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Diminishing wildfire risk demands a multi-faceted, resilience-driven strategy with both parcel- and community-level actions. One year after wildfire devastated the Lahaina community, Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety - IBHS is sharing insights of the fire’s rapid spread and the path forward to help prevent future destruction. Find the report at https://ibhs.org/lahaina.
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The threat of intense and frequent catastrophic wildfire events will devastate vulnerable communities unless action is taken at both the community and parcel levels. Through post-disaster investigations and aerial imagery analysis, Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety - IBHS researchers identified key factors influencing the Lahaina Fire’s spread: structure density, connective fuels and building materials. See the report at https://ibhs.org/lahaina.
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One year after the Lahaina Fire, Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety - IBHS experts provide insights from post-disaster investigations and analysis of aerial imagery as lessons on how to keep fires out of communities and from spreading uncontrollably in the future. Dive into our findings at https://ibhs.org/lahaina.
#SmallBusinessOwners: Join experts on September 24 for a conversation about building science, resilience and recovery that will help prepare you for the next natural disaster. Learn more and register: https://lnkd.in/e7uqFASy