Resiliency in Construction, Part I: The Case for Resiliency

By: Andrew Dykeman, Project Executive
Earthquakes don’t kill people, buildings do. This axiom captures the life-or-death importance of resiliency. In the fields of architecture, engineering and construction, resiliency is a term used to describe a building’s ability to hold up to the forces of a natural event or the wear and tear of time and the elements without suffering failure.… read more