Mitigation is Affordable and Saves up to $13 per $1 Invested

National Institute of Business Sciences. There are affordable and highly
cost-effective strategies that policymakers, building owners, and the building industry can deploy to reduce the impacts of fire, wind, flood, and earthquakes. These strategies include adopting and strengthening building codes, upgrading existing buildings, and improving utilities and transportation systems. Adopting the latest building code requirements is affordable and saves $11 per $1 invested. See the full Fact Sheet for additional information and the Wildland-Urban interface benefits of Exceeding Building Codes, Retrofitting, and Grants.