Videos

Video presentation describing wood framing design to withstand extreme forces from severe weather.

Video describing a method for testing the earthquake resistance of buildings from the EU Science Hub - Joint Research Centre.

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.

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.

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))