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Apollo is developing a specification-led shelter pathway for severe-wind regions. The starting point is not a steel room or a marketing wind speed: it is the required shelter classification, hazard, occupant load, site, structural anchorage and jurisdiction. In the United States, ICC 500 establishes storm-shelter requirements, while projects described as FEMA safe rooms also need to follow the applicable FEMA P-361 criteria.
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Apollo is developing a specification-led shelter pathway for severe-wind regions. The starting point is not a steel room or a marketing wind speed: it is the required shelter classification, hazard, occupant load, site, structural anchorage and jurisdiction. In the United States, ICC 500 establishes storm-shelter requirements, while projects described as FEMA safe rooms also need to follow the applicable FEMA P-361 criteria.
Send the project location, building type, drawings or clear photographs, relevant dimensions and structural information, and any known wind, design-pressure, impact, flood, shelter, access or local-code requirements that apply to this system.
No. Site hazard, dimensions, loads, support and anchorage, exact product configuration, installation method, applicable technical evidence and local approvals can all change the final specification.
Apollo is supply-only. Final engineering, fixings, installation, approvals and local code compliance remain with the appropriate manufacturer, approved specialist or client-side project team unless expressly included in the written scope.
Yes, where the product and project can be supported. Destination hazard, climate, freight, documentation, local engineering, certification and installation responsibilities are reviewed before supply.
ICC 500 provides minimum requirements for storm-shelter design and construction. FEMA P-361 adds criteria used for FEMA safe rooms. FEMA does not certify manufacturers or approve individual shelter products, so Apollo will not use 'FEMA approved' as a product claim.
The project needs a coordinated structural system, foundation and anchorage, impact-protective openings, compliant doors, egress, accessible circulation where required, ventilation, lighting, sanitation and emergency provisions appropriate to the occupancy and shelter type.
Hurricane shelter planning needs to consider flood hazards and storm surge as well as wind and debris. A room designed for high wind is not automatically an acceptable refuge if the site can be inundated. Site selection and local authority review happen before a shelter configuration is frozen.
A small residential safe room, an employee refuge, a school shelter and a community hurricane shelter have different occupant loads, duration assumptions, circulation, accessibility, sanitation and operational requirements. Apollo separates these pathways rather than scaling one small-room product indefinitely.
Supplier literature alone is not enough. The project evidence pack should identify the applicable code edition, hazard use, tested or listed impact-protective components, structural calculations, anchorage, maximum configurations, installation requirements and the role of the project design professional and authority having jurisdiction.
Plan · compare · specify
Move into larger school, workplace, civic and community refuge planning.
Open pathway Knowledge guideUnderstand ICC 500, FEMA P-361, siting, occupancy and evidence before choosing hardware.
Open pathway Regional pathwayApply the shelter pathway within Florida/Gulf Coast wind, flood and local approval requirements.
Open pathwayProject-specific performance
For U.S. projects, Apollo treats ICC 500 as the storm-shelter baseline and uses FEMA P-361 criteria when a project is described as a FEMA safe room. Final shelter design, site suitability, flood/storm-surge review, anchorage, occupancy, accessibility, MEP/life-safety provisions and local approval remain project-specific. Apollo does not describe products as 'FEMA certified' or 'FEMA approved'.
Testing, standards & specificationConnected project pathway
Explore the current Hurricane & Cyclone Complete-Building Protection range, project pathways and product information.
Open pathway Planning guideHurricane & Cyclone Complete-Building Protection Planning GuidePlan the project around application, site conditions, interfaces, evidence and local responsibilities before the final configuration is frozen.
Open pathway Project filesProject Upload ToolSend plans, dimensions, photographs and project information for review.
Open pathway TechnicalTechnical & Specifier CentreUse current product information, technical documentation and professional project resources.
Open pathway Project briefHurricane & Cyclone Complete-Building Protection Project BriefSend the project scope, destination, dimensions, quantities and supporting information for manual review.
Open pathwayReview this system against the actual island, coastal exposure, wind or cyclone criteria, freight route and local project responsibilities before the final configuration is selected.
No current public document is registered against this exact page yet. Tell Apollo what the project needs and the team can review the current product/configuration-specific information available.
Apollo NZ Global · International project supply
Send the project location, drawings or photos, known wind/code requirements, flood or storm-surge information and any shelter or critical-equipment requirements.
Supply-only project model. Final structural design, shelter design, fixings, installation, local approvals and code compliance remain project-specific unless expressly included in the quoted supply scope.