Publications About Fortified

Unlocking the Benefits of FORTIFIED Homes: Strengthening Your Home, Protecting Your Investment

FORTIFIED is a voluntary construction and re-roofing program created to strengthen homes against specific types of severe weather.

Strengthening Your Home Against the Storm: The FORTIFIED Home Program Overview

The FORTIFIED Home program provides a set of building standards specifically crafted to protect homes against natural disasters and reduce damage.

Building a Stronger Home with FORTIFIED Designations: Roof, Silver and Gold

FORTIFIED is broken down into three levels, each building upon the other to provide added protection. Learn more about these levels of certification.

Building Your FORTIFIED Home: The FORTIFIED Evaluator

Every FORTIFIED Home project must have a certified FORTIFIED Evaluator involved to collect the needed data and submit the project to the IBHS.

Building a Resilient Roof: The FORTIFIED Approach to Hurricane and Hail Protection

A FORTIFIED Roof is built to withstand strong winds, wind-driven rain and hail.

Building Resilience from Roof to Foundation: Achieving FORTIFIED Silver Certification

FORTIFIED Silver protects vulnerable parts of the home and enhances the building’s envelope against high winds. Learn more about this designation.

Strengthening Homes Against High Winds: The Power of the Continuous Load Path

A continuous load path is the primary feature of the FORTIFIED Gold designation. This ties the whole house together to strengthen it against high winds.

Building Resilience from Roof to Foundation: Achieving FORTIFIED Gold Certification

FORTIFIED Gold focuses on strengthening the home by creating a continuous load path to reduce potential building failures caused by strong winds.

Strengthening Your Home’s Defenses: Protecting Doors, Windows and Gable Ends from High-Speed Winds

During high-wind events, like hurricanes, openings such as doors and windows must protect the home from water intrusion and wind pressure.