Editor’s Note: This piece was co-authored by NBBJ Principal Andrzej Czech and Associate Sandra Lozano, and KPFF Principal Mark Hershberg and Associate Maikol Del Carpio, and was originally published by NBBJ. Earthquakes cost the nation an estimated $14.7 billion annually in building damage and associated losses, especially in hotspots like California, Alaska and Washington State. Buildings constructed […]