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IBHS Institute for Business & Home Safety An IBHS Presentation

IBHS Institute for Business & Home Safety A nonprofit research, educational and communications institution supported by the insurance industry to reduce injuries, deaths, property damage, economic losses and human suffering caused by natural disasters. What is IBHS?

IBHS Institute for Business & Home Safety...it does not have to be this way. We believe...

IBHS Institute for Business & Home Safety Building smarter to prevent building over

IBHS Institute for Business & Home Safety Wildfires EarthquakesHailstorms Floods Windstorms

IBHS Institute for Business & Home Safety Strategic Initiatives  Community Land Use  Construction of New Buildings  Retrofit of Existing Structures  Public Outreach  Information Management

IBHS Institute for Business & Home Safety Community Land Use  Educate people about the relationship between land use and disaster losses and the value of building out of harm’s way.  Work with state and local governments to adopt procedures requiring consideration of natural hazards vulnerability in making land use decisions.

IBHS Institute for Business & Home Safety Construction of New Buildings  Ensure that all new structures will be designed, engineered and constructed using up-to-date techniques and materials that prepare for natural disasters.  Promote codes, structural design and engineering techniques and construction materials that are low cost and effective in reducing disaster losses.

IBHS Institute for Business & Home Safety Retrofit of Existing Structures  Develop cost-effective techniques for retrofitting existing structures.  Establish incentives for all stakeholders to use these techniques to retrofit existing structures.  Organize and publicize programs that lead to retrofitting high-risk human care facilities (hospitals, nursing homes, schools, etc).

IBHS Institute for Business & Home Safety Public Outreach  Business  Emergency managers  The insurance industry  The media  Planners  Lenders  Designers  Builders  The general public To increase awareness about natural hazards, understand the associated risks, know how to reduce them and want to reduce them.

IBHS Institute for Business & Home Safety Information Management  Provide for the collection, analysis and dissemination of natural disaster loss and preparedness information.  Develop and maintain a database of insurer paid losses from natural disasters.

IBHS Institute for Business & Home Safety FORTIFIED … for safer living. TM Objective: People will only buy or rent a fortified structure

IBHS Institute for Business & Home Safety

IBHS Institute for Business & Home Safety  The IBHS Information Center is the major information resource for IBHS members and staff.  On-site library contains over 2,500 books and periodicals, almost 300 videos, and other types of print and visual materials.  The Information Center offers reference assistance and in-depth research on any topic relating to natural disasters.  Reference assistance form and a list of videos available for loan can be accessed on the IBHS Web site IBHS Research Services

IBHS Institute for Business & Home Safety IBHS Publications  Natural Hazard Mitigation Insights  Guidelines/Manuals  Studies/Reports Covering building construction, codes, natural perils, land use, protection, and more

IBHS Institute for Business & Home Safety IBHS WE To help make our nation stronger