Resilient Homes: General Practices - Earth

San Francisco Tower Earns Earthquake-Resiliency Certification

Down the street from the sinking Millennium Tower, another skyscraper earns a REDi Gold Rating and becomes the most earthquake-resilient structure on the west coast.

Resilient Waterfront House Stands Up to Mudslides

Located on a remote site, a Seattle-area project presents challenges and opportunities.

MIT Students Attempt to Build New Home for $1,000

While target is rural areas hit by earthquakes, a variation of the design might by useful in North America, too.

Low-Cost Maze The prototype’s interior is a series of L-shaped earthen-block walls.

APA Showcases Framing Concepts in New Video

Engineered wood specialist Bob Clark details IRC requirements

The Disaster-Proof House

Flat-pack manufacturer sees its new age product as an answer to natural disasters, climate change, and the affordable housing crisis.

Architect Andres Duany specified InnoVida panels in an affordable prototype for Miami's Liberty City neighborhood.

Lennar Pioneers New Foundation System

The commercial-based product provides an affordable elevated slab option that guards the home from damaging soil swells, contractions, and unexpected movement caused by light earthquakes.