There's a lab in Chester County, South Carolina where scientists build life-sized structures, and re-create actual severe weather, to test the integrity of home construction. Inside their lab, they can recreate damaging hail, damaging wind, hurricanes, and even wildfires. They can then test to determine how walls, windows, garage doors, roofs, cars, and more hold up against severe weather.

Ian Giammanco is the senior director of product design and lead meteorologist with the Insurance Institute for business and Home Safety.

Ian shares new state-by-state rankings that show how states, including North Carolina and South Carolina, stack up against other states when it comes to building safety codes.

To make improvements on your own home, visit https://inspecttoprotect.org.

To prepare your family for a weather disaster, visit https://disastersafety.org.

And to learn more about the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety, visit https://ibhs.org.

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