Presentation by: Hank Hodde, Planning and Policy Manager - Smart Home America

1. Clearwater, FL | November 8, 2018
Hank Hodde, CFM
A Framework for a Resilient Future:
Codes, Insurance, & Collaboration

2. Informed Decisions
Make a Smart Home

4. We Connect Dots

5. Our Partners

6. Wind + Flood + Insurance
Multi-Hazard Resilience

7. Building Resilience,
from the ground-up
Stakeholder
Education,
Partnership,
and
Relationships
Policy and
Incentive
Behavior
Change
THE NEXT
COMMUNITYTHE NEXT
COMMUNITY
The STATE
FEMA/ Disaster
Mitigation and Recovery
Partners
and
Funders

8. Building Blocks of
a Resilient Community
• Current Building Codes
• Flood Risk Management
• Mitigation funding options
• FORTIFIED Home™ Construction
• State and Local policies that
enhance community resilience
• Insurance as a means of
economic resilience

9. Local Solutions & Advocacy
Bridges the Gap Between I-Codes® and FORTIFIED
With adoption of the New IRC Codes and the
Coastal Code Supplement:
▪ A new, or re-roofed, home is built to, at
minimum, FORTIFIED HomeTM Bronze
▪ Meets FEMA’s P-804 Wind Retrofit Guidance
▪ Designation is voluntary.
*Currently 13 jurisdictions in Baldwin and Mobile Counties have adopted the Supplemental

10. A Significant Component
of Resilience

11. Leading the Nation!

12. A National Standard

13. According to a study conducted by:
FORTIFIED Increases Home
Value Nearly 7%

14. Persistent Engagement Pays Off!
• City of Rockport
• Key Allegro HOA
• City of Houston
• General Land Office
• Texas Sea Grant

15. FORTIFIED required to Federal
Aid for the 1st Time
3. PROGRAM DESIGN, F. Site and Development Restrictions,
(4) Standards for: (b) Green Building Standards
3. PROGRAM DESIGN, F. Site and Development Restrictions,
(6) Resilient Home Construction Standards

16. Recovery Rebuilding Resilience
The Three Rs
Post Disaster
Ideal - Mitigation

17. Thank you!
Contact Information
Hank Hodde, CFM
Planning and Policy Manager
Hank@smarthomeamerica.org
251-206-5634 @BuildResilient