Thursday, December 8, 2011

Why we have the California Building Code

On March 10, 1933, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit Long Beach, California. According to the Department of General Services (department), that earthquake destroyed 70 schools and inflicted major structural damage on another 120.

Fitting in

There is a great pressure to fit in, be the same, look the same, use existing standards. Building codes reinforce the fitting in strategy of...