Harvey Could Spark Debate on How, Where Americans Build Homes August 31, 2017 By Christopher Flavelle Jerry Garcia’s home in Corpus Christi missed the worst of Hurricane Harvey by just a few miles and lost nothing...
4 Lessons From Hurricane Andrew August 24, 2017 It’s been 25 years since Hurricane Andrew struck the coast of Florida on August 24, 1992. The state was no...
Munich Re Tornado Virtual Reality Experience Shows Need for Resilient Homes June 28, 2017 Munich Reinsurance America, Inc. has developed an immersive Tornado Virtual Reality Experience to help people and businesses understand the devastation...
Montana Deck Collapse Investigation Underway June 21, 2017 By MATT VOLZ Friends and family had gathered to celebrate the life of a Montana firefighter when the deck below their feet suddenly...
High-Rise Shelter-in-Place Rule Questioned After Deadly London Fire June 19, 2017 By COLLEEN LONG A catastrophic blaze at a London apartment tower has brought new scrutiny to a long-accepted, counterintuitive rule for people in...
Building Code Adoption, Enforcement Critical to Reducing Losses June 1, 2017 By Denise Johnson When building codes are adopted and enforced, there is a substantial reduction in loss, according to Christopher Miller, technical director...
North Carolina County Plans to Remove Thousands of Homes From Flood Zones July 21, 2016 New maps for Dare County, N.C., are removing thousands of homes and lots from flood zones, creating a need to...
Commentary: Inside the Lobby Against Tougher Kentucky Homes July 13, 2016 By Christopher Flavelle, Bloomberg View In April, some 1,200 homebuilders, inspectors, architects and engineers gathered in Louisville, Kentucky, to debate the standards that should guide...
Subrogating Snowmageddon And Winter Roof Collapses March 3, 2016 By Gary Wickert As someone whose childhood winter chores included shoveling the roof, I have an intimate familiarity with the concept of the...
IBHS: After Katrina, Roofing Regulations Stronger on Gulf Coast August 24, 2015 According to new research by the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety, stronger building codes and standards, along with...