As promised from the comments from the previous post, I didn't have to go far when looking for news on measuring Durability for home construction. I'd love to hear from all of you....are you familiar with the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes, Inc. (FLASH)® ?

They announced a couple of weeks ago that they are joining forces to promote IBHS’ FORTIFIED code-plus construction program for homes and light commercial buildings that are vulnerable to natural and man-made disasters. In fact, for their annual meeting in October, they are tackling the "Big Question" I posed below... how does durability intersect with green building. They call this initiative "A Strong Shade of Green".

I've called Bruce McCullen at FLASH to catch us up on this via a blog post. Stay tuned....Bruce...take it away...