After seeing thousands of homes burn to the ground in the Los Angeles wildfires, and many homes damaged here in the Houston ...

Nearly 80 percent of municipalities within 30 kilometers of 15 nuclear power plants across Japan have a lower proportion of ...

USD Professor Daniel Lopez-Perez runs Polyhaus on the side and his mission is simple: “To advance production in the housing ...

A law on promoting seismic retrofitting of buildings came into force in 1995, increasing the nationwide rate of earthquake-resistant housing. For detached homes and apartments, the rate rose from ...

An animated video that emerged online and was first spotted by Gizmodo shows various earthquake-proof bed designs that are scarier than an earthquake itself. The designs appear to be related to a ...

According to California building company Pacific Green Homes, wood's flexibility makes it "one of the most earthquake-resistant materials available". "[It's] a ductile material, meaning it flexes ...

Many buildings and other structures have been strengthened or designed and built to be earthquake-resistant. Look at how building construction and regulations can help an area to prepare for an ...

Larger homes require more difficult seismic retrofitting ... Engineers and scientists have developed techniques for building earthquake-resistant structures over the years. While technology and ...

Of course, we would still need to meet earthquake standards ... we should encourage those who are losing their homes now to rebuild fire-resistant. Insurance companies should welcome that approach.

Many buildings and other structures have been strengthened or designed and built to be earthquake-resistant. Look at how building construction and regulations can help an area to prepare for an ...