SHA works where policy, construction, and insurance intersect. We provide the technical assistance, training, and advocacy that turn resilient construction from a good idea into standard practice.
Our work takes different forms depending on what a community needs. Sometimes that means helping a state legislature pass a grant program. Sometimes it means training a cohort of insurance agents or walking a housing developer through their first FORTIFIED Multifamily project. Sometimes it means providing expert testimony or helping a state agency write FORTIFIED requirements into their disaster recovery funding criteria.
We are the leading FORTIFIED technical assistance provider in the country. We also support other beyond-code construction methods when FORTIFIED is not the right fit for a project or community.
How we work
- Technical assistance for communities, agencies, and developers implementing resilient construction
- Policy and code advocacy at the state and federal level
- Training and continuing education for contractors, insurance agents, real estate professionals, and code officials
- Support for legislation, grant programs, and housing finance criteria that incentivize resilient construction
- Demonstration projects and research that build the evidence base for stronger standards
Hear how our work has impacted Fairhope, AL or watch below.