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IBHS Wildfire Prepared Home Plus metal forced-air vent closure

The current IBHS Plus standard adds noncombustible construction to the Base functional-closure requirement for forced-air vents.

The product record must document both a functional louver or flap and noncombustible construction. Duct and installation requirements remain separate.

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Published requirement text

“In addition to having a functional louver or flap for forced air vents (e.g., dryer and central vacuum) as required for the Base level requirements, they shall also be made of noncombustible material (e.g., metal).”

2025 Wildfire Prepared Home Technical Standard — Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety

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Machine-readable constraints

AttributeOperatorValue
assemblyRole eq dryer-vent
functionalClosure eq true
material in aluminum–copper–galvanized-steel–stainless-steel–steel–zinc

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Sources

IBHS Wildfire Prepared Home Plus metal forced-air vent closure. FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/requirements/ibhs-plus-forced-air-vent-metal/. Last verified 2026-08-24.