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Report summarizing the wind-resistant provisions of the 2015 edition of the International Building Code.

A fact sheet educating the public on the potential hazards and safe use of portable generators.

A review on the knowledge about ventilated wall claddings from field performance and hydrothermal modeling.

Report providing a resource that communities can use to identify and evaluate a range of potential mitigation actions for reducing risk to natural hazards and disasters.

Report providing information on ways to incentivize funding of hazard mitigation programs.

Article describing how adhesives can be used to make homes in high-wind locations stronger and how adhesives could be too effective resulting in overloading foundation anchors under earthquake loads.

FEMA risk management series guide on hospital safety and resilience to natural disasters.

Report describing the testing of various siding materials for their ability to resist bullets from small firearms.

A report that evaluates the force it takes to crack stucco of various thicknesses.

Report describing the experience gained from AIA’s Disaster Assistance Program with first-hand accounts of disaster response and recovery, case studies and other best practices, including approaches to designing buildings to be more adaptable to uncertainty.

Guide providing minimum design and construction requirements for storm shelters that provide a safe refuge from storms that produce high winds, hurricanes, and tornadoes.

Report presenting safe room designs and showing the homeowner and builder/contractor or local design professional how to construct a safe room for a home or small business.

Report covering the planning, design, construction, and operation of residential and community safe rooms. Written for architects, engineers, building officials, local officials and emergency managers, and prospective safe room owners and operators.