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Video showing the use of structural screw hurricane ties and connectors to improve the home’s resistance to hurricane force winds and earthquakes, from a house framer’s perspective.
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Video showing how to design high-wind-resistant foundations according to FLASH Strong Home guidelines.
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Website providing resources for seismic retrofits for builders and homeowners as well as city permit requirements from the City of Portland OR.
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Video showing why square and short building forms are safest in earthquakes per National Building Museum recommendations.
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Video demonstrating and discussing continuous load path framing techniques from Remodeling Magazine.
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Article from California Earthquake Authority on the benefits of retrofitting homes to withstand earthquake forces, with a focus on foundations, walls, and chimneys.
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Report providing an introduction to the NEHRP recommended seismic provisions for new buildings and other structures.
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Reports describing a mathematical methodology for assessing the seismic performance of buildings.
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Video describing a method for testing the earthquake resistance of buildings from the EU Science Hub - Joint Research Centre.
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Report describing ways to retrofit a home to make it more resistant to earthquakes.
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Report presenting seismic design and construction guidance for one- and two-family houses for homebuilders, knowledgeable homeowners, and other non-engineers.
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Guide describing different options for providing seismic and thermal resistance for homes with basement foundations, crawlspace foundations, or crawlspace foundations with a "cripple" wall.
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Video showing how to protect your home against both earthquakes and high winds and how similar design strategies can work for both events per FLASH Strong Homes guidelines.
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Guide providing engineering seismic design and building practices based on post-earthquake research.
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Video demonstrating how all connections are critical in creating a continuous path for loads acting on a building (from the exhibition Designing for Disaster at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.© National Building Museum (2014))
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Video presentation describing wood framing design to withstand extreme forces from severe weather.
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Guide describing how to construct and retrofit homes built on slab-on-grade foundations in earthquake-prone areas to withstand seismic forces by properly installing wall-to-foundation connections.
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Guide describing different options for providing seismic and thermal resistance for homes with 'cripple' wall crawlspace foundations, which are known for their instability.
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Guide describing how to provide a strong continuous load path from the roof through the wall to the foundation to ensure a structurally sound building and increase racking resistance in hurricanes, high winds, tornados, and earthquakes.
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Guide describing how to install appropriate connectors to provide a continuous load path to improve the wind resistance of attached porches, carports, and decks during high-wind events.