Videos

Video demonstrating and discussing continuous load path framing techniques from Remodeling Magazine.

Video discussing effective methods to landscape homes for wildfire and high winds from FLASH Strong Home recommendations.

Video showing how to properly secure a water heater in earthquake zones.

Video from nwnaturalgas outlining basic information about earthquake shutoff valves.

Video showing how to design high-wind-resistant foundations according to FLASH Strong Home guidelines.

Video from KGW News on the importance of being prepared for a seismic event by installing a gas shut-off valve on your home.

Video from Bay Area Retrofit showing homes from many countries reacting to seismic forces.

Video showing how to prevent post-earthquake fires from appliances shifting during seismic activity per FLASH Strong Home guidelines.

Video from Little Firefighter showing how to reset an emergency gas shutoff valve.

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

Videos showing two full-scale, two-story, 1,300-square-foot houses that were placed next to each other in the IBHS test chamber—one built using conventional construction standards common in the Midwest and one built to IBHS’ FORTIFIED code-plus standards. Both were subjected to the same severe high...

Guide to retrofitting or strengthening gable end walls to reduce chances that the wall will be damaged in a hurricane per IBHS Fortified Home practices.

Video explaining six things homeowners and renters can do to prepare for a natural disaster.

Video from NW Seismic explaining how automatic gas shutoff valves work to shut off gas flow into a home during a seismic event and how to install a shutoff valve.

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

Video explaining what a seismic shutoff valve is, how it works, and the importance of installing one in hurricane-prone areas.

This video describes how to prepare for an earthquake, and then how to act once one has begun.

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 reviewing the performance of wood, steel, and concrete in seismic zones with favorable results for wood design from Think Wood recommendations.

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 presentation covering seismic and wind design for wood-framed structures on the topics of load path continuity, building codes, and shear wall design alternatives.

Video webinar discussing wall bracing in preparation for seismic-related provisions from APA - The Engineered Wood Association.

Video describing the principles of creating IRC-compliant walls with full sheathing according to APA - The Engineered Wood Association practices.

This webinar is a presentation discussing background information on what earthquakes are and what to expect and closes with how to best prepare one's home for an earthquake.

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))

Video showing why square and short building forms are safest in earthquakes per National Building Museum recommendations.