🌀 In 2024, the U.S. experienced 24 confirmed #weather disaster events that each resulted in losses exceeding $1 billion. This year, we can reduce storm and #wildfire damage by taking #science-backed mitigation actions around our homes and businesses. Ready to get started? Check out our Ready guides at https://lnkd.in/eweHmPxu, and share how you’re preparing your property!
Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety - IBHS
Non-profit Organizations
Tampa, Florida 6,558 followers
Top-tier science that translates into ways to strengthen our homes and businesses when facing weather disasters
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The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) is a national nonprofit organization funded by the property insurance industry. We are an independent, scientific research organization working to makes homes and businesses safer from natural hazards and everyday losses.
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http://www.DisasterSafety.org
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- 51-200 employees
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- Tampa, Florida
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- Disaster resistant construction, home retrofits, business continuity planning, and building codes
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4775 E. Fowler Ave.
Tampa, Florida 33617, US
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5335 Richburg Road
Richburg, SC 29729, US
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IBHS #research reveals how homeowners can reduce their properties' #wildfire risk, and these insights can lead to stronger building codes. Check out Lisa Krieger's article to learn more: https://lnkd.in/e2qyBfm7
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We are NOT powerless against #wildfire. Research has found ways to meaningfully reduce a home's risk, such as eliminating all combustible materials within 5 feet of a home. PBS
Is This Type of Fire IMPOSSIBLE to Stop?
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From our #IBHS family to yours, we send warm wishes for a joyful holiday season and a bright, happy new year.
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At the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety - IBHS, we know the key mitigation actions needed to bend down the risk of wildfire embers entering and igniting the homes within a California neighborhood. The first line of defense? A noncombustible Zone 0 – the first five feet around your home. The Town of Paradise is putting that science into action by integrating IBHS’s Wildfire Prepared Home standards into their town code. Megan Fan Munce, of the San Francisco Chronicle, joined Mercury Insurance and me in Paradise earlier this month to recovery from the Camp Fire in action. https://lnkd.in/eB5SbKDW
Six years after the Camp Fire, Paradise is rebuilding. Is the town insurable?
sfchronicle.com
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‘Tis the season to know the signs of snow load damage. ❄ Make your home #WinterReady with seasonal home preparation using the tips from our guide: https://lnkd.in/eMagtbVP
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Building Back Stronger: After the #CampFire, the Town of Paradise, California, took action to help homeowners, including survivor Gary Ledbetter, rebuild stronger by incorporating #Wildfire Prepared Home standards into the town code. Find more details in Megan Fan Munce's San Francisco Chronicle article:
California’s deadliest wildfire devastated this town. An insurer wants to return
sfchronicle.com
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#JustIn: IBHS is joining forces with Resilience Innovation Hub's Future Proofing America Collaborative to help bridge pre-disaster mitigations and the latest building science. Learn more: 👇 ROAR Partners
Honored to share the strategic alliance between the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety with the Future Proofing America Collaborative - focused on addressing the pivot in the Nation's risk exposure from persistent disasters. Homes, housing, neighborhoods comprise the greatest amount of losses - not just for insurance but in mortgage defaults, asset value, tax base, and economic competitiveness. Complementing the recent announcement with the US Small Business Administration's Disaster Programs, the FPA Collaborative now moves into 2025 "Ready for Resilience"! Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety - IBHS
Resilience Innovation Hub, IBHS Collaborate to Strengthen Resilience of America's Communities
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What are the communication lessons meteorologists learned from Hurricane Helene? 🌀 Disaster Discussions Podcast Host Rachael Gauthier, IBHS Lead Research Meteorologist Ian Giammanco and WCNC Charlotte Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich answer this question and more in the latest episode! 🔉 Tune in at https://lnkd.in/gabyYdRs.
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⁉️ Why is a wind-rated garage door important? ℹ️ When wind blows on a garage door, it exerts pressure that is redirected around the home (blue arrows➡️ ). However, if a non-wind-rated garage door fails, wind pressure builds up inside, creating internal pressure that pushes on the roof and walls (red arrows). This combination of internal and external forces can cause weak connections on your roof or exterior walls to fail, starting a cascade of damage. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/eJCGBB66.