Hasta La Ideas

Our friends over at Architizer recently published a great infographic about retrofitting existing buildings to withstand the seismic shifts of earthquake-prone areas. They examined two of the more pro-active strategies for preparing older structures—mass dampers and base isolation. What does it all mean, you might ask? Mass dampers provide a counter-vibration to an earthquake. Base isolations basically decouples an above ground building from its below ground foundation. See the full infographic at the post here and check their cost analysis for retrofitting your building. Surprise, it’s not as much as you think.

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