Inspecting for High-Wind Integrity
Your role as an inspector demands a comprehensive understanding of a region's high-wind guidelines, so you can accurately assess whether or not structures have been designed and constructed to code. The publications below include international codes, and standards for prescriptive steel framing and residential construction in high-wind regions.
Inspection and Installation Resources
Installation Notes & Publications
- ISO National Building Code Assessment Report
- Installation Videos
- Installer's Pocket Guide
- Wood Construction Connectors Technical and Installation Notes
- Fastening Systems Technical and Installation Notes
- AWC Wood Frame Construction Manual 2018
- Build an IBHS Fortified Home
- AISI Prescriptive Steel Framing Standard
- ICC 600 — 2014: Standard for Residential Construction in High Wind Regions
- International Codes
- Connectors for Florida Hurricane Mitigation Retrofit When Re-Roofing
- FEMA Coastal Construction Manual
- Selecting Anchors and Connectors for High-Wind Areas
- Coming Up with Tie-downs, Part II
- Coming Up with Tie-downs: Wind Uplift Restraint Design Using Continuous Rod Tie-down Assemblies
- Webinar: Drive a new path: Using Structural Screws to create a continuous load path
Software & Tools
Hazard Info
- FEMA Recovery Advisories
- NOAA 2019 Severe Weather Report Map
- FLASH® Resilient Design Guide
- Structural Extreme Events Reconnaissance (StEER)
- NSF/StEER Interactive Map of Properties Damaged in Extreme Events
News & Videos
- Here’s how to build a hurricane-resistant house — not as expensive as you may think
- FLASH Launches "No Code. No Confidence." Campaign
- The Story of a Survivor
- ATC Hazards by Location Tool: Integration of Puerto Rico Special Wind Region
- Houses intact after Hurricane Michael were often saved by low-cost reinforcements
- Testing the wind: Clemson engineers work to make buildings stronger in face of storms
- Made Even Stronger: Mexico Beach Home Rides Out Hurricane Michael
- Watch the Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina video
- Watch The Importance of a Strong Continuous Load Path by IBHS