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What hurricane-resistant codes do James Hardie products meet?

April 26, 2017hardie hurricane-resistant James meet products

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What hurricane-resistant codes do James Hardie products meet?

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James Hardie siding products are deemed a FEMA Class V flood resistant material (JHBP FEMA Class V) and are approved for use in Wind Borne Debris Regions and High Velocity Hurricane Zones (Miami-Dade NOA 07-0418.04). Figure 7: Fiber-cement siding is specified by building codes for use in hurricane-zone housing [6]. Figure 8: fiber-cement sided house in Jackson County, Mississippi which survived Hurricane Katrina.