President Barack Obama signed an executive order yesterdayrequiring all new or renovated federal buildings to be equippedwith the latest protections against earthquakes, the Associated Press reported.
|The executive order creates a Federal Earthquake RiskManagement Standard, which the White House says will improvefederal buildings' resilience to earthquakes, making them safer andlowering the costs for recovering from a quake.
|Obama's order says agencies constructing or updating federalbuildings must ensure they're built with earthquake-resistantdesigns that meet the latest building codes. The White House saysfollowing those codes are one of the best ways to save the lives ofpeople living in a building.
|The White House also said it's also working to ensure government assets and money areavailable for recovery efforts after an earthquake.
|Related: California offering grants to strengthen homesagainst earthquakes
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