Florida Congressional delegation secures $9.3 Million in direct earmarks, millions more at federal agencies to support FIU’s research leadership
Through the efforts of Florida’s Congressional delegation, FIU secured $9.3 million in direct federal earmarks to advance key research initiatives across the university, including the NSF-NHERI Wall of Wind. (Read More)
South Florida’s new home for extreme storm research
FIU is leading the nation’s top scientists and engineers to design the world’s most powerful wind-wave-surge testing facility to change how communities survive extreme storms. The goal is to create a new scale…
New FIU-led coastal and inland flood loss model certified by the state
The Florida Public Flood Loss Model has been certified by the Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology, meaning the model has met rigorous standards and is considered reliable. It analyzes both coastal…
Hurricane Loss Reduction for Residences and Mobile Homes in Florida
The Legislature passed the Bill Williams Residential Safety and Preparedness Act, creating the Hurricane Loss Mitigation Program (Mitigation Program) in 1999. Located in s. 215.559, F.S., the Mitigation Program receives an annual appropriation…
Wall of Wind Commercial Testing
What is the Wall of Wind? The 12-fan Wall of Wind (WOW) at FIU is the largest and most powerful university research facility of its kind and is capable of simulating a Category…
Center of Excellence
The IHRC received state funding through the Florida Center of Excellence (COE) competition in 2008, based on a proposal to create a Hurricane Damage Mitigation & Product Development Center. The award provides $7.5…
Understanding and Preparing for Hurricane Storm Surges
As coastal populations grow and decades of increased hurricane activity arrive, the risk of drowning thousands of people living in low-lying areas increases. Recently, Hurricane Katrina has served as a wakeup call to…
State of the Art Large Scale Testing for Wind to Enhance Infrastructure Resiliency and Develop Energy Efficiency Buildings
The IHRC in conjunction with the College of Engineering and Computing are both involved in the phased development of the WoW facility capable of testing structures at full or large scale in a…
Florida Public Hurricane Loss Model
The property insurance industry in most countries is competitive, often intensely competitive, and the actuarial models that insurance companies use to estimate losses – and therefore set premiums – are treated as proprietary…
Estimation of Surface Roughness Using Terrestrial LiDAR Measurements
The major damage from a hurricane to buildings and people in the State of Florida is caused by high wind and storm surges. Buildings, trees, and terrains, and the spatial arrangement of these…