Insurers Help Design Luxury Homes to Mitigate Disaster Losses September 3, 2019 By Suzanne Barlyn Bruce Gendelman wanted a mountainside retreat when he bought 12 acres in Aspen, Colorado. But forest fires that have torched...
Latest IBHS Report Finds Uneven Building Standards in Hurricane Prone States April 11, 2018 There’s been little progress in strengthening codes to ensure safety and community resilience, according to the Insurance Institute for Business...
Disaster-Mitigation Programs May Be Cut, Despite Proven Savings January 12, 2018 By Christopher Flavelle Federal programs to protect Americans against extreme weather and other natural disasters save even more money than previously thought, according...
Coalition Calls for Natural Disaster Mitigation Strategy July 9, 2014 With tropical storm season underway, the BuildStrong Coalition, a group of national business and consumer organizations, corporations and emergency management...
Washington D.C. Museum Exhibits Highlights Disaster Mitigation June 6, 2014 A new exhibit in at the National Building Museum in Washington D.C. highlights disaster mitigation and tries to answer the...
South Carolina Research Lab Aims to Change Building Methods December 2, 2013 By SEANNA ADCOX The insurance industry hopes a 21,000-square-foot lab in rural South Carolina can help revolutionize the way homes are built and...