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Video showing how to create a continuous load path using hurricane straps and anchor bolts to comply with FLASH Strong Home practices.

Video from Home Innovation Research Labs on constructing and installing the door on a wood tornado shelter. Part 5 of 6.

Video showing how to design high-wind-resistant foundations according to FLASH Strong Home guidelines.

Video demonstration of proper concrete or clay tile roofing, including underlayment per Weather Proofing America guidelines.

Video showing how to frame and design a tornado safe room with wood frame and steel sheathing in accordance with FLASH Strong Homes guidelines.

Video explaining why having a strong roof is so important in hurricane zones and recommendations on how to construct a roof that will stand up to hurricane force winds from LSU AgCenter.

Video discussing wind-resistant roof types and providing recommendations on how to choose the right roof type for your home per FLASH Strong Home guidelines.

Video describing home strengthening efforts in Alabama following 2011 tornados including recommendations based on FEMA guidelines.

Video that describes the roof shape that best stands up to high wind conditions (from the exhibition Designing for Disaster at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.

Video demonstrating how all connections are critical in creating a continuous path for loads acting on a building (from the exhibition Designing for Disaster at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.© National Building Museum (2014))

Animated video showing how to properly apply roof decks in hurricane regions according to IBHS practices.

Video explaining additional steps not covered by roofers that homeowners should take to fortify their roofs to comply with IBHS guidelines.

Video showing key connection joints for a properly installed continuous load path per IBHS FORTIFIED Home specifications.

Video explaining additional steps not covered by roofers that homeowners should take to fortify their roofs according to IBHS guidelines.

Video presentation describing wood framing design to withstand extreme forces from severe weather.

Videos showing two full-scale, two-story, 1,300-square-foot houses that were placed next to each other in the IBHS test chamber—one built using conventional construction standards common in the Midwest and one built to IBHS’ FORTIFIED code-plus standards. Both were subjected to the same severe high...

Video describing the principles of creating IRC-compliant walls with full sheathing according to APA - The Engineered Wood Association practices.

Video presentation providing top-to-bottom overview of wind-resistant construction methods for wood-framed structures using past weather disturbances to illustrate points.

Video illustrating the importance of a properly installed continuous load path in homes for the home's structural integrity including where and how to properly install bracing measures per IBHS FORTIFIED Home specifications.