When San Francisco fell it created new earthquake-resistant building codes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rebuilding New Orleans? « BuzzMachine] Reference

But India's program to build earthquake-resistant housing has lagged behind.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rumble In The Himalayas] Reference

Most of these earthquake-resistant techniques cost nothing at all, or are very inexpensive.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 3] Reference

Mr. Kan said steps currently under consideration include making school buildings more earthquake-resistant.    From Wordnik.com.  [Japan's Kan Plans Trillion-Yen Stimulus] Reference

You'll see, among other things, a cluster of earthquake-resistant buildings arranged in the shape of a star.    From Wordnik.com.  [Istanbul v2.0] Reference

It is a two-room wooden structure built on a concrete foundation and is both hurricane- and earthquake-resistant.    From Wordnik.com.  [Catholic Relief Services: Haiti, One Year After the Quake: New Homes in Old Neighborhoods] Reference

Most of the new buildings were to be made from concrete, then thought to be the most earthquake-resistant material.    From Wordnik.com.  [Forever Art Deco] Reference

In addition, since the tsunami was caused by a major earthquake, any new structures needed to be earthquake-resistant.    From Wordnik.com.  [Catholic Relief Services: Catholic Relief Services: What We Learned from the Indian Ocean Tsunami] Reference

They'll make the 86-year-old bowl more earthquake-resistant, and the upgrades should catch the eyes of football recruits.    From Wordnik.com.  [College football coaches see salaries rise in down economy] Reference

In June, Japan implemented rules for making buildings earthquake-resistant, but it did not have enough inspectors to follow up.    From Wordnik.com.  [Japan Faces a Leadership Vacuum] Reference

Other potential uses of sisal-reinforced concrete are in the construction of food and water storage containers and earthquake-resistant houses.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 6] Reference

Founded in 1974 with two wooden classrooms, the school is now an earthquake-resistant three-story structure that withstood the devastation of January 12.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jim Luce: Live from Leogane: Orphans International Partners with Haitian School Founded by Orphan] Reference

Additionally, straw buildings are highly earthquake-resistant because the material is inherently flexible and absorbs seismic energy better than steel, brick or glass.    From Wordnik.com.  [dustbury.com » Beats the heck out of sticks] Reference

South Africa's first earthquake-resistant dam is to be built near Ceres in the Western Cape, the scene of an earthquake in 1969 which left nine dead and caused severe damage.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

And now, almost, as much as they're building more earthquake-resistant structures or whatever, at the same time, it seems that, at least in this area, people were really pushing.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 8, 2007] Reference

They also have earthquake-resistant building codes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz] Reference

Canada should help them build earthquake-resistant buildings.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference

They will also be designed with hurricane and earthquake-resistant features.    From Wordnik.com.  [ScreenTalk] Reference

The reconstruction involves using earthquake-resistant materials and architecture.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference

Robin Cross says lightweight framing was used to build earthquake-resistant houses.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN.com] Reference

The homes were made with cement-reinforced wood, to make them earthquake-resistant.    From Wordnik.com.  [CTV News RSS Feed] Reference

Building earthquake-resistant housing through Fellowship partners such as Conscience.    From Wordnik.com.  [Baptist Standard] Reference

I mean, the houses are made of wood, and earthquake-resistant design prevails throughout.    From Wordnik.com.  [AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed] Reference

He said he was staying with friends until he could move to an earthquake-resistant structure.    From Wordnik.com.  [Columbia Missourian: Latest Articles] Reference

The competition has been delayed, and the group has added a new category: earthquake-resistant housing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Medlogs - Recent stories] Reference

Another suggested an organization, BuildChange, that's shown it can design earthquake-resistant houses.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ning Blog] Reference

Rationality may get us better earthquake-resistant structures, but it won't reduce the number of quakes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Planet Atheism] Reference

The cost of California - or Japan-style earthquake-resistant buildings might be too high for Haiti, he says.    From Wordnik.com.  [Scientific American] Reference

The town is crisscrossed by well-paved roads, new earthquake-resistant houses and modern schools and clinics.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fort Mill Times | FortMillTime.com - HOMEPAGE] Reference

Banda Aceh is crisscrossed by well-paved roads, new earthquake-resistant houses and modern schools and clinics.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Seattle Times] Reference

There is a large building stock that hasn't had the benefit of earthquake-resistant construction from the start.    From Wordnik.com.  [AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed] Reference

They used primitive methods to construct earthquake-resistant homes using shovels, hoes, paint brushes and buckets.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Facts: News] Reference

"The schools have also been especially designed to be earthquake-resistant and safer than older schools," Stechart told IRIN.    From Wordnik.com.  [IRIN] Reference

Prof Holdworth said the authorities had not invested enough in making buildings earthquake-resistant, despite their frequency.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Besides the plastic wood, the company also holds patents for earthquake-resistant building design and an effective wind turbine dynamo.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference

For Iran, it's getting enough of the nerve center out of Tehran, and, if possible, making existing structures more earthquake-resistant.    From Wordnik.com.  [1. MajorityRights.com (main blog)] Reference

Japanese engineers are assisting on the project, which at present involves the installation of earthquake-resistant joints along the span.    From Wordnik.com.  [TODAY'S ZAMAN :: News] Reference