In the face of building movement, occupant safety becomes the highest priority. CS has designed, developed and tested solutions to reduce and eliminate the unintended consequences conventional stair systems impose to structures during a seismic event, such as:

• • Transfer of forces to unprotected areas of a structure
• • Connection failures
• • Compromised egress/evacuation routes
• • Jeopardized life safety of occupants & EMS services post-earthquake

The Solution

DriftReady Stairs move with the building, so instead of acting like a brace and transferring damaging forces back to the building, the system flexes and accommodates the movement without impacting the stair connection or the surrounding structure.