Guard Your Home with BrandGuard Ember-Resistant Vents.
Explore how homeowners who reside in WUI zones can protect themselves, their families, and their homes from the destruction of wildfire outbreaks with the installation of ember-resistant vents. Did you recently move to California? Or are you remodeling an existing household located in a “WUI zone”? Or did you just purchase your first home on […]
Home Hardening 101: Ember-Resistant Gable Vents
Learn why gable vents are a crucial part of your home’s ventilation system and discover how to effectively protect these vents from wildfires. Essential to maintaining a healthy and comfortable indoor environment, a proper air ventilation system is a key component for every residential home. These systems are known to effectively regulate air flow, remove […]
Investigating Intumescents in BrandGuard’s Fire-Rated Vents
Understand how BrandGuard’s layer of Intumescent technology sets our flame-and ember-resistant vents apart from other traditional wildfire defense technologies. Overlapping Baffle Design. Intumescent Technology. 1/16” Fine Mesh. A triple threat to hot, traveling ember storms. Here at BrandGuard, our Flame- and Ember-Resistant Air Vents are designed with a combination of the highest-performing wildfire defense solutions. […]
BrandGuard + Balcony Vents
Discover how BrandGuard’s Balcony Vents play a crucial role in keeping multi-family communities safe from hot ember storms. Introduction A private outdoor area in an urban landscape. Additional living space in attached town homes and condos. Why wouldn’t you want a balcony? Whether you are an architect designing or a resident living in a multi-family […]
Will Insurance Help You with Protection From Wildfires?
Wildfires can happen in nearly any state, but the risks are especially high in hot, dry areas with plenty of wind and fuel, such as Southern California. Most homeowners insurance policies provide coverage for natural disasters like wildfires. However, the coverage levels are often limited. If you live in an area prone to wildfires, insurers […]
Learn More About the 2025 Building Code
Building codes evolve continually to enhance safety, efficiency, and resilience. Previous changes upgraded fire-resistance ratings to ensure the materials used in walls, floors, and structural elements could withstand flames for more extended periods. Enhanced ventilation requirements introduced stricter requirements for vents and dampers to automatically close when exposed to high temperatures, preventing smoke and fire […]
How Fire Vents & Sprinklers Protect Your Home From Wildfires
Wildfires are an increasing threat to residential communities, especially in areas with dry conditions and high winds. If you live in a fire-prone area, it’s important to know that embers can quickly travel miles ahead of a wildfire, getting into your home through small gaps, vents, or openings. Once inside, they can ignite your house […]
Insurance Discounts for Brandguard Vents
One of the largest dangers during a wildfire is embers being drawn into your home’s vents and catching it on fire. In fact, wind-blown embers cause about 90% of wildfire damage. Brandguard Vents manufactures and installs fire-rated vents that help keep embers out of your home during a wildfire. Installing these vents and taking other […]
4 Ways To Help Prevent Utah Wildfires
Utah is no stranger to unruly wildfires, and they can, unfortunately, start at any given moment. Staying protected from the harsh effects of a wildfire can seem daunting and often unfeasible; however, this isn’t quite the case. There are precautionary steps residents and those passing through can take to help prevent the start and spread […]
How Wildfires Affect the U.S. Real Estate Market
Unfortunately, wildfires are becoming more frequent and devastating in the U.S., especially in California. These natural disasters threaten life and property and impact the real estate market. From declining home values to a volatile rental market, the effects of wildfires can be far-reaching. Here, Brandguard Vents provides information on how wildfires affect the U.S. real […]
