Click any historical disaster event to see the cascade: how real building failures wrote the code your building must comply with. Press "Play" to watch all events animate chronologically.
Your building today carries 12 rules that were written in response to 12 historical disasters spanning 115 years.
Disasters documented
12
Code changes
12
Years spanned
115
Rules in force
12
Building disasters drive insurance claims. Claims drive code changes. Code changes enforce plan check. Your building design is shaped by actuaries who priced losses from fires, collapses, and floods you've never heard of.