Strong ratios: the "calculator" of destruction will increase the safety of housing in earthquake zones

Experts are adapting international technology to improve the earthquake resistance of houses in the Russian Federation ...
Fast Company

This wooden 10-story office building wiggles to withstand earthquakes

As visitors head into downtown Vancouver through the city’s False Creek Flats neighborhood, the first thing they’ll see is the Hive: a 10-story office building built out of wood and shaped like a ...

Earthquakes can be destructive for distant cities built on top of basins—now we know why

Sedimentary basins—depressions in Earth's crust caused by tectonic activity—tend to be flat and are favored places to build ...
The Conversation

How can we make buildings more resilient before – and after – earthquakes? We put one solution to the test

This week’s magnitude 7.8 earthquake in the Philippines came with scenes familiar to New Zealanders: collapsed buildings, shattered facades and streets strewn with rubble. Earthquakes of such force ...