More frequent hurricanes and earthquakes are causing building owners to realize that the true cost of these events goes  beyond initial destruction and human safety to include clean-up, lost usage of the asset and the direct repair cost to return the building back to its original function. This realization is bringing focus to the importance of resilient-based designs that can more quickly and economically recover from natural events. SidePlate has been working over the last decade to develop connections which delay the onset of inelastic deformation and the progressive damage commonly found with conventional steel connections. Repairing panel zone deformation usually presents the greatest challenge and expense to bringing a steel moment frame back to full functionality following an event. While our clients have been utilizing SidePlate technology to provide more resilient structures for decades, the advantages of these benefits are becoming more important.

SidePlate is proud to be a founding member and supporter of the United States Resiliency Council (USRC). The USRC has developed a 5-star rating system that ranks the building's repair and recovery cost to return a building to its full function following a catastrophic event. Moving forward, SidePlate will be working to incorporate Resiliency information into our designs, documentation, company website and communications. We urge our client partners to familiarize themselves with the wealth of great information on the USRC website (USRC.org) and  begin discussions within your company on how you can leverage Resiliency to differentiate your business and better serve our customers. SidePlate is committed to continue pushing the envelope through our research and development to offer the best connection technology available to create more resilient steel frame buildings.