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Be Hurricane Ready: Secure Soffits

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Video describing an easy method of properly securing soffits on your home per IBHS FORTIFIED Home guidelines.

Metal Roof Systems in High-Wind Regions - Hurricane Ike Recovery Advisory

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A Recovery Advisory guide reccomending practices for designing and installing metal roof systems that will enhance wind resistance in high-wind regions (i.e., greater than 90-miles per hour [mph] gust design wind speed).

Dune erosion caused by the combination of a hurricane and a nor’easter in Ocean City, New Jersey

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FEMA Best Practices for Minimizing Wind and Water Infiltration Damage - Hurricane Michael in Florida, Recovery Advisory 2

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A recovery advisory guide presenting important recommendations to reduce wind and water infiltration damage to new and existing residential buildings.

Right – Taping the roof sheathing seams can greatly increase the likelihood of water infiltration into a home in the event of a hurricane.

Right – Taping the roof sheathing seams can greatly decrease the likelihood of water infiltration into a home in the event of a hurricane.

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Wrong – The vinyl siding at this gable was installed over rigid foam instead of wood sheathing and neither had the structural strength to resist hurricane wind pressures.

Wrong – The vinyl siding at this gable was installed over rigid foam instead of wood sheathing and neither had the structural strength to resist hurricane wind pressures.

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This roof is hurricane proofed with a coated insulated OSB deck sheathing that is caulked and taped at all seams with a water-resistant tape, then fully covered with a peel-and-stick membrane, and asphalt shingles.

This roof is hurricane proofed with a coated insulated OSB deck sheathing that is caulked and taped at all seams with a water-resistant tape, then fully covered with a peel-and-stick membrane, and asphalt shingles.

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Elevated slab construction with no water sensitive materials on first level

Elevated slab construction with no water sensitive materials on first level

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A rooftop rainwater collection system.

A rooftop rainwater collection system.

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A rooftop rainwater collection system with PV power for pump.

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Right – This exterior door is installed to swing out and has storm protection shutters.

Right – This exterior door is installed to swing out and has storm protection shutters.

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This swale and berm slow the flow of stormwater across a site to minimize erosion.

This swale and berm slow the flow of stormwater across a site to minimize erosion.

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Ridges can be constructed and planted to slow the downward flow of water and stabilize slopes.

Ridges can be constructed and planted to slow the downward flow of water and stabilize slopes.

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Porous surfaces like pavers allow water to pass through and percolate slowly into the soil

Porous surfaces like pavers allow water to pass through and percolate slowly into the soil

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Planting vegetation, such as salt hay, can help reduce erosion of coastal dunes

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A swale and berm can be installed together across a slope to slow the downhill flow of water.

A swale and berm can be installed together across a slope to slow the downhill flow of water.

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Soil types include sand, silt, and clay- the more sand, the more quickly the soil drains.

Soil types include sand, silt, and clay- the more sand, the more quickly the soil drains.

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Repair leaks and cracks, and cover holes in foundation floors and walls to minimize water and vapor entry.

Repair leaks and cracks, and cover holes in foundation floors and walls to minimize water and vapor entry.

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Berms, swales, bioswales, ridges, and vegetation all help to control rainwater runoff on residential sites.

Berms, swales, bioswales, ridges, and vegetation all help to control rainwater runoff on residential sites.

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Bioswales or rain gardens filter storm water through vegetation and rock and sand substrate layers.

Bioswales or rain gardens filter storm water through vegetation and rock and sand substrate layers.

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Retention walls, permeable pavement, french drains, drywells, and ditches all help to divert, collect, and manage the flow of stormwater on a site.

Retention walls, permeable pavement, french drains, drywells, and ditches all help to divert, collect, and manage the flow of stormwater on a site.

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Berms are compacted earth or gravel ridges that slow the flow of water from rain, riverine flooding, or storm surges in coastal areas.

Berms are compacted earth or gravel ridges that slow the flow of water from rain, riverine flooding, or storm surges in coastal areas.

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High Performance Builder Spotlight: Green Coast Enterprises, New Orleans, LA

Case Study

Case study describing 100 homes constructed post Hurricane Katrina and the techniques and materials being employed to achieve energy efficiency

Wrong – The metal shingles and battens were inadequately secured

Wrong – The metal shingles and battens were inadequately secured

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Wrong – This roof has no sheathing, when the metal panels blew off there was no secondary protection

Wrong – This roof has no sheathing, when the metal panels blew off there was no secondary protection

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Right – The ridge flashing is secured with two rows of fasteners on each side of the ridge line

Right – The ridge flashing is secured with two rows of fasteners on each side of the ridge line

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Wrong – The ridge flashing fasteners were placed too far apart and did not adequately hold the flashing in place

Wrong – The ridge flashing fasteners were placed too far apart and did not adequately hold the flashing in place

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Wrong – The clips holding these metal roofing panels were set too far from the roof eave (above red line) and the panels lifted in strong winds

Wrong – The clips holding these metal roofing panels were set too far from the roof eave (above red line) and the panels lifted in strong winds

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Inside FORTIFIED: Sealing Roof Seams with Two Layers of Felt

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Video showing how to install felt underlayment in hurricane areas, per IBHS Fortified requirements.

Swales reduce and filter stormwater runoff.

Swales reduce and filter stormwater runoff.

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