Fortified Homes (FORTIFIED Home Program):

  • This is a voluntary construction and re-roofing program developed by the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS). 

  • The program aims to strengthen homes against severe weather events, including high winds, hail, hurricanes, and tornadoes.  

Blackstone fortified homes go way beyond the IBHS Fortified Home Program.  We build houses from structural concrete including the foundation, basement (if any), exterior walls and roof.   The windows and exterior doors are resistant to blast, wind, tornado, fire, ballistics, assault, and other threats.  

Blackstone fortified homes are built to protect against the following threats:

  • Nuclear blast and radioactive fallout.

  • Biological and chemical attack.

  • Military ordnance such as bombs, rockets, missiles, artillery (crew served big guns, howitzers, or mortars), and in close-quarters combat assault weapons.

  • EMP/HEMP attack.

  • EF5 tornados (300+mph wind / 482 kmh wind speed).

  • Category 5 hurricanes (sustained wind speeds of 157+ mph / 253 kmh).

  • Fire, wildfires, and firestorms.

  • Earthquakes.

  • Rockfalls.

  • Avalanches.

  • Mobs and riots, civil unrest.

Amenities and level of comfort for a fortified home:

The level of comfort and amenities of a fortified home is unlimited from a basic functional fit-out to ultra-luxury accommodations. The end result is limited only by your budget and requirements.   For long term durations sheltering in place, we recommend a level of comfort suitable to provide peace of mind and a healthy living environment, privacy, convenience, bulk storage of food and other provisions, back-up utility systems including water + power + communication, potential for food production, and threat protection.   

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We offer assistance identifying suitable project locations and site development expertise, master site planning, and long-term off-grid survival systems including food production and power systems.