
FORTIFIED Home™
@fortifiedhome
Resilient construction standard designed to strengthen homes and commercial buildings against severe weather; a program of @IBHS_org.
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http://www.fortifiedhome.org 19-12-2011 19:59:10
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Homes built to Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety FORTIFIED standards saw less damage and fewer claims during Hurricane Sally, per a new Alabama study. A clear case for resilient construction in high-risk areas. Learn more: bit.ly/441cnlF #HurricanePreparedness #Insurance




It’s #HurricaneSeason, but it’s not too late to prepare. From high winds to rain to tropical cyclone-induced tornadoes, storms don’t stop at the coast. Steps in Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety’s #HurricaneReady guide can help protect your home. Start now at ibhs.org/hurricaneready.

The simple truth: #FORTIFIED works. ✔️ A recent report by the Center for Risk and Insurance Research, which reviewed the performance of over 40,000 homes threatened by #HurricaneSally, showed that FORTIFIED homes were 70% less likely to have an insurance claim than a typically built home. See the



🏠 It’s #NationalRoofAwarenessWeek (June 1–7)! Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety reports 70 to 90 percent of storm-related claims involve roof damage. Learn why building stronger roofs is essential for reducing damage and #insurance claims. 🔍 Read more: bit.ly/43L2Vma


It's Hurricane Season. Is your roof ready? Here's your checklist: four things to make your roof meet the FORTIFIED Home™ standard. If it doesn't, you can get it where it needs to be. #FORTIFIEDPartner

The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety hail field team crushes it! 🧊 During deployments, #researchers use a pistol-grip clamp to determine the hardness of a hailstone, including hard, soft or slushy #hail. This information helps educate our lab-produced hail at the IBHS #Research Center.



#FORTIFIED is proven to stand up to severe weather. A recent study from the Center for Risk and Insurance Research found that #homeowners would have saved $42 million if their homes were all built to the #FORTIFIEDRoof standard during #HurricaneSally. ➡️ See the full report at
