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High Wind-Resistant Construction for Designers
As a building Designer or technical advisor, you need documentation and professional software that will help you recommend the best materials and products for building to withstand high-wind events. Our resources include product selector and calculator web apps, drawings, regional hazard info, and technical notes for connectors, fasteners and other products.
Design and Installation Resources
Software & Tools
- Connectors Desktop Software
- Connectors Web Apps
- Code Report Finder
- Fastener Finder
- Product Submittal Generator
- Site-Built Shearwall Designer
- Strong-Wall Shearwall Selector
- Screw Subsitution Calculator
Installation Notes & Publications
- ISO National Building Code Assessment Report
- American Wood Council Publications
- Wood Construction Connectors Technical and Installation Notes
- Fastening Systems Technical and Installation Notes
- Selecting Anchors and Connectors for High-Wind Areas
- Coming Up with Tie-downs, Part II
- Coming Up with Tie-downs: Wind Uplift Restraint Design Using Continuous Rod Tie-down Assemblies
Drawings
Hazard Info
- NOAA 2019 Severe Weather Report Map
- FLASH® Resilient Design Guide
- ATC Hazards by Location
- ASCE 7 Hazard Tool
- Free Public Access to I-Codes (including IBC, IRC & IEBC)
- Structural Extreme Events Reconnaissance (StEER)
Damage Assessment Reports
- sTEER Report on the Nashville Tornadoes
- StEER Early Access Hurricane Dorian Report
- NSF/StEER Analysis of Post-Tornado Damage Survey from 2015 Christmas Tornado (Garland, TX)
News & Videos
- Here's how to build a hurricane-resistant house — not as expensive as you may think
- The Story of a Survivor
- ATC Hazards by Location Tool: Integration of Puerto Rico Special Wind Region
- Houses intact after Hurricane Michael were often saved by low-cost reinforcements
- Made Even Stronger: Mexico Beach Home Rides Out Hurricane Michael
- Watch the Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina video
- Watch The Importance of a Strong Continuous Load Path by IBHS
