RAS scientists proposed returning to low-rise construction in earthquake-prone regions

Scientists from the Russian Academy of Sciences have proposed returning to low-rise construction in earthquake-prone regions. RIA Novosti reports this with reference to a statement by the Vice-President of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Chairman of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Academician Yuri Kulchin.

According to him, scientists have prepared a proposal to build low-rise buildings in the region after a strong earthquake in Kamchatka. Kulchin noted that multi-story construction is possible by installing an expensive monitoring system under each building that dampens tremors.

According to the academician, the practice of low-rise construction should be introduced not only in Kamchatka, but also in Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands.