台湾的建筑物在地震中遭受的非结构性损坏较少, 促使人们要求更新美国的规范, 优先考虑地震后的可用性. Stiffer buildings in Taiwan sustain less non-structural damage in quakes, prompting calls for updated U.S. codes to prioritize post-quake usability.

对台湾一座五层楼的研究证实,更坚固的结构在地震期间漂移较少,对墙壁和窗户等非结构性组成部分的破坏较少,从而改善了震后功能。 Research on a five-story building in Taiwan confirms that stiffer structures, which drift less during earthquakes, suffer less damage to non-structural elements like walls and windows, improving post-quake functionality. 包括圣地亚哥·普约尔（Santiago Pujol）在内的专家表示，只需将刚度提高1-2%的建筑成本，就能显著增强弹性，这种方法在日本和智利已经使用了几十年。 Experts, including Santiago Pujol, say increasing stiffness by just 1–2% in construction cost significantly enhances resilience, a method used for decades in Japan and Chile. 尽管新西兰目前的法规将生命安全放在优先地位,但官员和工程师正在推动更新标准,以确保像医院这样的重要建筑物在地震后仍然可以使用,讨论正在进行中,一些公司已经采用了更严格的设计。 While New Zealand’s current codes prioritize life safety, officials and engineers are pushing for updated standards to ensure critical buildings like hospitals remain usable after quakes, with discussions underway and some firms already adopting stiffer designs.