HOUSING RESILIENCE

CHALLENGES AND BEST PRACTICES

From a government standpoint, Ian Giammanco, Ph.D., the managing director of Standards & Data Analytics and lead research meteorologist at the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS), said stronger building codes are needed.

“During Hurricane Ian, we estimated the Florida building code saved $1 billion to $3 billion in structural damage avoidance alone.”

“For buying or selling a home in Florida, one of the most important things is looking at how resistant the house is to hurricanes and what insurance is required to cover it,” he said.

“Resilience is going to become a much more heightened asset for homeowners.”