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RICHBURG, SC, Oct. 14, 2025 – The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) and Headwaters Economics today released a study examining the cost of rebuilding in Altadena, California, following the Eaton Fire. It finds constructing a wildfire-resistant home is both achievable and affordable, adding just 3% to the total cost of the building components that matter most for wildfire mitigation, such as roofing, siding and windows, compared to traditional building methods. The post Ne...| Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety
Richburg, SC, Aug. 26, 2025 – Researchers from the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) say adding an ember-resistant buffer to the landscaping nearest a home is a critical step homeowners can take to prevent it from igniting in a wildfire. The good news is that much of the work to create this zone can be do-it-yourself. The post IBHS research shows creating ember-resistant buffer around a home cuts its risk of igniting from a wildfire in half appeared first on Insurance ...| Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety
Richburg, SC, June 17, 2025 – As extreme wildfires become more frequent and intense, the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) has released the first update to its Wildfire Prepared Home™ Technical Standard to help homeowners defend their properties. The post IBHS releases updated Wildfire Prepared Home Standard appeared first on Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety.| Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety
Fairhope, AL, June 5, 2025 – Yesterday, during the 10th Annual FORTIFIED Awards celebration, the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) recognized 76 FORTIFIED service providers and non-profits taking the lead to better prepare their communities for severe weather. The awards honor organizations that have helped at least 100 customers earn a FORTIFIED Home™ designation and contributed to the record number issued in 2024. The post IBHS honors resilient construction trailblaz...| Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety
RICHBURG, S.C., June 2, 2025 – At the traditional start of hurricane season, the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) advises both coastal and inland homeowners to take steps now using its research-based Hurricane Ready guidance to prepare their homes ahead of the next storm. The post Prepare now: Homeowners along coast, inland urged to strengthen homes with IBHS Hurricane Ready guidance appeared first on Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety.| Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety
MONTGOMERY, AL ─ Coastal homeowners with FORTIFIED homes are better protected from hurricanes than those living with standard construction, a first-of-its kind study by the University of Alabama's Center for Risk and Insurance Research (CRIR) commissioned by the Alabama Department of Insurance has shown. The post Study Shows IBHS’s FORTIFIED Program Reduced Hurricane Sally Damage appeared first on Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety.| Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety
BOULDER, Colo., May 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Science Foundation-funded ICECHIP project—"In-situ Collaborative Experiment for the Collection of Hail In the Plains"—invites members of the media to an exclusive Media Field Day to kick off the largest hail-focused field campaign in the U.S. in more than 40 years. The post IBHS Joins Nation’s Largest Hail Study in 40 Years as ICECHIP Launches with Media Field Day appeared first on Insurance Institute for Business & Home S...| Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety
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LOS ANGELES/RICHBURG, SC, April 8, 2025 - The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) today released Resilient Rebuilding: A Path Forward for Los Angeles, a blueprint for rebuilding a more survivable and insurable Los Angeles after the devastating Eaton and Palisades Fires. IBHS calls on local leaders to take regulatory action to ensure critical structural and defensible space requirements and specific mitigation actions needed to make the next generation of Los Angeles homes an...| Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety
Richburg, SC, Nov. 21, 2024 – The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) today released the 2025 FORTIFIED Home™, FORTIFIED Commercial™ and FORTIFIED Multifamily™ construction standards. All three standards are updated periodically to align with building codes and design standards. Since its inception in 2010, the FORTIFIED program has set the benchmark for beyond-code construction and re-roofing, designed to reduce storm damage by strengthening areas of homes, commerci...| Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety
