In total, the construction of the prototype house cost just over €20,000, per DOMUS. Moving forward, the affordable, earthquake-resistant design has the potential to replace 50,000 homes in the ...

Building codes were not always so rigorous—especially in earthquake-prone areas. Here's how to eyeball the risk posed by various structures. A skyscraper's credentials aren't visible from the ...

Scientists at the University of Bristol have conducted the world’s first full-scale shake test on 3D-printed homes to assess ...

University of Bristol researchers test 3D printed house with simulated earthquakes - to develop safety standards and design ...

Japanese company Muji is one of the groups brainstorming the question of earthquake-resistant houses and has introduced a single-story wooden house in the Yamaguchi prefecture built around the ...

An adage of seismic design states that earthquakes don ... in 1981 known as “shin-taishin,” or the New Earthquake Resistant Building Standard Amendment — a direct response to the offshore ...