Disaster proof doorways
Taiwan has had high building code standards regarding earthquakes so 16 people died (so far) from this earthquake and mostly from falling rocks in natural areas but 25 years ago, a similar strength earthquake killed "about 2400". The emergency rescues of several hundred buildings was due to doors that wouldn't open. The more dramatic damaged buildings were foundation failures leaving a mostly-intact building with a strong leaning angle. Most damaged drywall problems are cracks around doors and windows. My goal of buildings that are resilient to disasters desires the highest of these three possible goals (#3): 1) nobody dies from the disaster damage 2) the disaster damage can be easily repaired 3) the building is fully functional and doesn't need repairs after a disaster. The functionality of high efficiency buildings to resist many disasters includes air tightness. I hope to figure out how to make door frames and window "bucks" to stay very rigid for the door or window inside the frame while creating a flexible seal between the frame and the rest of the wall to maintain airtightness after wall twisting or shifting while always maintaining full functionality of the window or door. Another consideration is wires and pipes that go through a wall, floor, or ceiling. I want to put all such penetrations through the equivalent of a small window with this resiliency so the airtightness efforts are not defeated.