IBHS / RenaissanceRe / WeatherPredict Consulting Inc. / /
Country
United States / /
Event
Business Partnership / Product Issues / Natural Disaster / /
Facility
Research Center / IBHS Research Center / Laboratory Testing The / IBHS Hail Field Research The Insurance Institute / /
IndustryTerm
compressive force measuring device / compressive force device / manufacturing techniques / risk modeling applications / prototype field compressive force measurement devices / building materials / video collection device / manufacturing process / steel / fractured using the compressive force device / /
Organization
IBHS Research Center / Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety / Research Center / Team / /
Person
Ian Giammanco / Tanya Brown / /
Position
Research Scientist / field coordinator / Research Engineer / logistics coordinator / representative / meteorologist / IBHS Research Scientist / /
Product
Hail Field Research Application / Hail Field Research / shingles / /
2012 IBHS Hail Field Research Summary This project provided the first field data about the hardness of hailstones, which is a foundational element of IBHS’ research effort to characterize damaging hail. IBHS Hail Fie