AIAS & IBHS Announce College Design Competition on Hurricane-Resistant Roofs
TAMPA, Fla. — The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) and the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) announced the FORTIFIED Roof Design Competition.
The IBHS-sponsored competition challenges college seniors to design an affordable, sustainable, aesthetically pleasing, hurricane-resistant roof system. For the first time ever, the winning design will be built at full scale, and then tested against hurricane-strength winds and wind-driven rain at IBHS’ unique, state-of-the-art Research Center in South Carolina. Total prize money is $2,750, including $1,500 for the first place winning design.