Strategy 2026

When the IBHS Board of Directors met in Chicago in 2018 to develop the first Disaster Safety Strategy, Board members were asked to predict the life span of the IBHS Research Center. The universal answer (regardless of the respondent’s age) was “much longer than I have left in my career.” Clearly, IBHS Members support an enduring insurance industry commitment to pioneering building science research and its application to real-world property loss reduction.

The 2021-2023 Disaster Safety Strategy is the next step forward in realizing this vision. It deepens our understanding of the core research perils that threaten most Americans and recognizes that the knowledge gained by IBHS testing must be understood, amplified, and applied to be truly meaningful in preventing avoidable suffering and loss. And, it underscores the need to broaden our outreach to those for whom resilience has been unaffordable or unattainable.

Devastating natural disasters such as Andrew, Katrina, and the Camp Fire supply the narrative on the need for IBHS. As we launch our new Disaster Safety Strategy, the ground truth from Florence, Michael, and Sally provides a profound display of how we are meeting this need.