IBHS and UL expand partnership to improve asphalt shingle performance against hail
UL to begin testing asphalt shingles to the IBHS Impact Resistance Test Protocol
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RICHBURG, S.C., April 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) and UL today announced plans to expand their relationship to increase manufacturer access to testing to the IBHS Impact Resistance Test Protocol for Asphalt Shingles.
In June 2019, IBHS released its Impact Resistance Test Protocol for Asphalt Shingles, a new test standard that mimics the way hail attacks a roof. It utilizes hailstones manufactured to be consistent with those that occur naturally, a notable shift from the traditional steel ball test, to better understand and identify ways to reduce the damage hail causes to asphalt shingle roofs.