earthquake resistence foundation

as a run-up to my post below about high-rise buildings, the sun reported that the town and country planing department is “planning guidelines for building structures to take into consideration foundations that can withstand earthquakes.”

and regarding the mention of evacuation from high-rise buidlings, the department was heard to say that the guidelines will also provide for evacuation routes from buildings in times of emergencies.

well i hope they would follow up with these 2 guidelines.

i wonder, many people had been saying that sales of condos by the sea will now drop, as many people would fear living near the sea.

my sister’s boss has a nice big condo by the sea but ever since tsunami happened on 26 dec. last year, he had moved out from the condo and been staying at his house in the city. haha. see, they are scared.

well… i guess the property market for seaside condos will drop drastically.