Disaster safety review, volume 9

Summer 2010:

This edition sheds new light on coastal property risks as the US Gulf and Atlantic coasts prepare to enter the height of what is forecast to be an active hurricane season. The issue’s feature article, "Surviving Nature’s Fury: Performance of Shingle Roofs in the Real World," details findings of a comprehensive IBHS research study on roof cover damage during hurricane conditions. The study examines damage levels at relatively low wind speeds as a function of the age of the roof, the adoption and enforcement of modern building codes, and investigates the validity of questions concerning whether the current approach to the design of shingles that reduces uplift loads is adequate.

Other articles in the summer 2010 DSR include: (i) Tracking the Tropics: Predictions for an Active 2010 Atlantic Hurricane Season; (ii) It Only Takes One Hurricane: FORTIFIED Solutions for Protecting Your Home; (iii) Making a Case for Proper Window and Exterior Door Installations; (iv) Will Coastal Codes Pass the Test this Hurricane Season?; (v) IBHS Research Center: From Concept to Reality; and (vi) Responding to the Risk in South Carolina.