Economic Architecture The Podcast

In this week’s episode, CEO of the Insurance Institute of Business and Home Safety, Roy Wright, shares how a six-story high airplane hangar sized facility enables his non-profit organization to test the impacts of extreme weather on buildings. Through live simulations of extreme weather–from hurricane winds to massive rainfalls–IBHS creates a deeper understanding of how extreme weather has impacted and will continue to impact our homes.

Host Stuart Yasgur and Roy Wright discuss how research gets codified into policy, the incremental steps necessary to fortify buildings across the United States, and how the frequency and severity of climate-related events is creating a new paradigm in how we think about building fortification.

Learn more about the Insurance Institute of Business and Home Safety: https://ibhs.org/

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