All profiles incorporate polyamide thermal barriers to meet the latest Building Regulation requirements in terms of U values and window energy ratings. Thermal Performance Windows can meet and surpass the area weighted average U values stipulated in Part L of the Bui...
DP ratings indicate how much wind pressure your impact windows can withstand, so look for higher ratings for a more resilient window. Experts recommend considering every 10 points in the DP rating as the equivalent of a hurricane level. Therefore, a DP rating of 30 should be able to survive...
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While it is too early for complete estimates, ratings agency DBRS Morningstar projected the insured losses may fall in the range of $300 million to $700 million. According to Patrick Douville, DBRS’s vice president of insurance, “Fiona will likely be one of the largest catastrophic events ...
You don’t have to worry about Florida’s complicated building codes. When you turn to Palm Beach Hurricane Windows, we guarantee that our installation services will be 100% compliant by calculating wind load, impact ratings, and air infiltrations. Your home is in the best hands. ...
for protection of building windows & doors against hurricane damage are an acceptable alternative to hurricane or storm shutters or impact-resistant windows and doors. But FEMA warns that the panels must be adequately secured in place on the building. Otherwise the risk is that the panels themselve...
FEMA has long said the new ratings would attract new policyholders. However, a FEMA report to the treasury secretary and a handful of congressional leaders last year said far fewer people would buy flood insurance as prices rise. Since the new rating system has gone into effect in Florida, ...
moody's ratingsThis paper briefly describes the motivation for the issuance of Cat Bonds, discusses typical structures, the types of loss triggers used and the catastrophe risk modeling required to assess their ratings. To assign a rating to this type of structured finance instruments, Moody's ...
Our house was built to post-Hurricane Andrew standards, elevated, metal roof, all of the various anchors and impact resistant windows i.e., w/ 7/16″ laminated glass and yet we won’t stay for anything stronger than a TS/ Cat 1. chicagofinance says: August 28, 2011 at 12:37 am ...