Candace Iskowitz is public affairs manager for the Institute for Business & Home Safety. The institute will release a full report on the findings from its Hurricane Ike research and analysis this spring. For more information about IBHS and the Fortified … for safer living program, visit www.DisasterSafety.org or call (813) 286-3400.
Ten homes that remained standing in Texas with little damage after Hurricane Ike, amid the rubble left behind on the Bolivar Peninsula, serve as valuable reminders of how making the right choices for construction techniques and interior finishes in coastal zones can pay off.