Kwozie:
Wall frames do not attach to the main seismic structure so that during an earthquake the components move independantly and less chance of walls cracking.
Kwozie:
Seismic structure. Seems a bit odd to have these elements holding up the building while not quite being attached to it.
Kwozie:
Seismic bolting systems and fuses with yellow paint on. Fuses blow during an earthquake rather than the structure fatally cracking -literally