Wind, Hail, Rain, Fire: LIVE from IBHS!
July 24, 2024 | 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
Register HereEver wonder why some buildings better withstand impacts from hail, wind, rain and wildfire? Join us for a live, exclusive tour of the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) Research Center. Go behind the scenes at this state-of-the-art nonprofit research facility to see its full-scale test chamber and wall of 105 wind turbines. We’ll go inside IBHS’s hail lab to learn how they create realistic hail and shoot it through a cannon to evaluate the performance of common building materials like shingles and siding. We’ll also witness a full-scale wildfire demonstration to preview the latest research. Learn how IBHS translates science into action to help make communities more resilient and how insurance industry support makes that possible.
Speakers
![Roy Wright headshot](/iw-images/travelers-institute/Headshots/roy-wright-headshot.png)
Roy Wright
President and CEO, IBHS
![Anne Cope headshot](/iw-images/travelers-institute/Headshots/anne-cope-headshot.png)
Anne D. Cope, Ph.D., P.E.
Chief Engineer, IBHS
![Chris Sanders headshot](/iw-images/travelers-institute/Headshots/chris-sanders-headshot.png)
Chris Sanders
Research Project Scientist, IBHS
![Faraz Hedayati headshot](/iw-images/travelers-institute/Headshots/faraz-hedayati-headshot.png)
Faraz Hedayati, Ph.D.
Lead Research Engineer, IBHS
Host
![Joan Woodward headshot](/iw-images/travelers-institute/Headshots/woodward_headshot.jpg)
Joan Woodward
President, Travelers Institute; Executive Vice President, Public Policy, Travelers