http://www.schinnerer.com/blogs/rm/tags/buildingcodes/ Shortening our publishing cycle en Paul Riccardi Tue, 15 May 2012 11:56:00 GMT Pebble (http://pebble.sourceforge.net) http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.schinnerer.com/blogs/rm/2011/03/16/japans_building_codes_saved_lives.html <p>Although the toll in lost life is still rising from Japan&rsquo;s earthquake, it is safe to say that Japan&rsquo;s building codes saved countless lives. As noted in a <i><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/12/world/asia/12codes.html?scp=1&amp;sq=building%20codes&amp;st=cse">New York Times<span style="font-style: normal"> article</span></a></i>, extra steel bracing, giant rubber pads, and embedded hydraulic shock absorbers are common features in Japan&rsquo;s modern buildings.&nbsp;</p> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt">Historically, building codes have been reviewed and revised after every major earthquake, and design professionals (especially structural engineers) should pay close attention to the proposed revisions in building codes.</div> http://www.schinnerer.com/blogs/rm/2011/03/16/japans_building_codes_saved_lives.html#comments http://www.schinnerer.com/blogs/rm/2011/03/16/japans_building_codes_saved_lives.html Wed, 16 Mar 2011 17:45:00 GMT