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Guide describing the requirements by FORTIFIED Home™ for improving the home's resistance in severe thunderstorms, straight-line wind events, and high winds at the outer edges of tornadoes.
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Video showing how to install drip edge on roofs in hurricane areas per IBHS Fortified Home standards.
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Video segment educating homeowners on how to make their communities more disaster-resistant, from Michael Holigan's Your New House Home Improvement TV Show.
Guide
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Guide describing ways to strengthen roof assemblies for resistance to hurricanes, high winds, and earthquakes.
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Report summarizing the requirements for strenghtening and protecting the roof, openings in the house, and creating a continuous load path to strengthen walls and foundation per the IBHS Fortified Homes Hurricane Standard for Existing Homes.
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Report summarizing the requirements for strenghtening and protecting the roof, openings in the house, and creating a continuous load path to strengthen walls and foundation per the IBHS Fortified Homes Hurricane Standard for New Homes.
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Article describing a case study in which a whole-house battery and PV system was tested in a home with cooling and refrigeration during a hurricane in Florida.
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Video showing how to make DIY high winds/hurricane shutters to prepare for severe weather per FLASH Strong Homes guidelines.
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Video showing how to install sheathing on new roofs in hurricane regions while following IBHS Fortified Home guidelines.
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Video showing how to correctly install sheathing on existing roof deck in hurricane regions in accordance with IBHS Fortified Home practices.
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A hurricane retrofit guide describing techniques for strengthening roof-to-wall connections for family homes.
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Article describing the history and the current debate about how to adjust the Florida building codes.
Guide
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Guide describing ways to retrofit an existing roof to increase its resistance to damage during hurricanes, high winds, and earthquakes.
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Guide describing how to construct the walls of a home with bracing to resist high wind and earthquake loads.
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Video presentation describing wood framing design to withstand extreme forces from severe weather.
