FORTIFIED
The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety’s suite of FORTIFIED programs is dedicated to improving the quality of residential and light commercial buildings. The FORTIFIED programs feature practical, meaningful solutions for new as well as existing structures throughout the United States. Every area of North America is exposed to some type of natural hazard that puts homes and businesses in harm’s way. IBHS uses applied building science solutions to reduce the risks facing these properties, and has incorporated that knowledge into the following programs:Click on a program to begin:
Hurricane Ike's devastating effects offered researchers a real-world performance evaluation of numerous FORTIFIED for Safer Living® homes located on the Bolivar Peninsula in Texas.
