New Atlas

Tenant-built bamboo housing resists a 7.7-magnitude earthquake

When a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar earlier this year, the ground around them split and buildings nearby ...
BusinessMirror

climate-proof building code

WHILE Congress is still working on a measure to overhaul the Philippine Building Code (PBC), two lawmakers have voiced support for the plan of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology ...
BusinessMirror

Lawmakers back Phivolcs, Jica plan to update ‘Big One’ impact study

WHILE Congress is still working on a measure to overhaul the Philippine Building Code (PBC), two lawmakers have voiced support for the plan of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology ...
Governing

Oregon Moves to Quake-Proof Government Buildings

Construction workers and vehicles move around the Capitol. Gov. Kotek’s order to earthquake-proof state buildings comes as the state Capitol nears the end of a years-long, $598 million seismic ...
Veritasium on MSN

How Modern Homes Are Designed to Survive the Next Big Quake

From base isolators that let buildings glide over shifting soil to flexible steel frames that absorb shock, earthquake-proof ...
Monocle

Why Tokyo’s designers still work by hand and how it keeps Japanese design exciting

When Tokyo’s architects and designers have a problem to solve or a drawing that they want to bring to life, they might well call on the skills of construction company Tank. Its founder, Naritake ...