![Construction phase - dead load pier awaiting concret and moment steel frame to ensure no building movement in custom home built by Rick Bernard.](http://bernardcustom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/construction-phase-dead-load-pier-awaiting-concret-and-moment-steel-frame-to-ensure-no-building-movement-470x140.jpg)
This is a major chunk of massive weight. This is an example of a tsunami brace from a custom home I built on the Oregon…
![Kitchen island 2 of 2013 Street of Dreams Custom Home 20-20 by Rick Bernard of Bernard Custom Homes.](http://bernardcustom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/20-20-street-of-dreams-custom-home-by-rick-bernard-photo-by-michael-james-nipper-9-470x140.jpg)
Short answer: Yes. Welcome to the world of politics. Who in their right mind, would argue against saving lives. Sometimes the application of good code…