A joint initiative with the Connecticut Green Bank & the Connecticut Insurance Department

Connecticut Home Resilience

Protect Your Home. Prepare for Severe Weather.

FORTIFIED Home helps homeowners strengthen their homes against severe weather. Learn how the program works, explore improvements that can make your home more resilient and find a FORTIFIED professional to get started.

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Step 1

Start Here: Understand Your Property’s Risk

Every home faces different risks. Use Connecticut’s Climate Risk Mapping Tool to learn more about the hazards that may affect your property and help think about where to focus your home resilience efforts.

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Make Your Home FORTIFIED

FORTIFIED Home is a voluntary building standard that helps homeowners strengthen their homes against severe weather. The program focuses on practical, research-backed improvements that can help reduce the potential for damage and make homes more resilient.

  • Strengthen your roof and other vulnerable parts of your home
  • Reduce the potential for storm damage
  • Build resilience into your next home improvement project
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Understand and Reduce Your Flood Risk

Flooding can affect homes across Connecticut, including properties outside high-risk flood zones. Use your property’s risk information to learn more about your potential flood risk and explore ways to prepare and protect your home.

Flood resources

Find Ways to Pay for Resilience Improvements

Financing options may help make eligible home resilience improvements more affordable. Explore Smart-E loan options and review program requirements before starting your project.

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Smart-E Loan Program

Before You Start

Requirements vary by program and project. Before beginning a home improvement project, review the requirements and make sure you understand any contractor, inspection, or financing requirements.

Review Smart-E Requirements

Ready to Strengthen Your Home?

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