Designing for the Impacts of Very Severe Hail  

What in the hail does very severe hail mean?

Sponsored by GAF | Siplast | By Jennifer Keegan, AAIA

Originally published in Building Enclosure

Originally published in August 2022

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
  • Define Very Severe Hail (VSH), and its financial and geographic implications.
  • Understand the severity of hail damage to roofs and the implication on occupancy and operations.
  • Recognize the basic configurations of approved assemblies.
  • Compare and contrast the effects of different VSH options and review design strategies.