The FORTIFIED Home™–Hurricane standard provides program requirements for hurricane- prone regions of the United States.
This program applies to homes located on Caribbean Islands, Hawaii, and along the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts in areas where the design wind speed is greater than 90 mph as specified in ASCE 7-98 through ASCE 7-05 or 115 mph as specified in ASCE 7-10 through ASCE 7-16. The primary goal is to protect homes and their contents by improving the home’s resistance to hurricane winds and wind effects.
