Garcés proposed strengthening construction regulations to prevent seismic risks

Published at: 10/10/2026 10:13 AM

The president of the Commission for the Evaluation of Infrastructure Habitability, Francisco Garcés, proposed strengthening construction regulations and professional training to reduce seismic vulnerability in Venezuela, during the 82nd Annual Assembly of Fedechambers, held in Caracas.

“We cannot avoid the threat, but we can make ourselves less vulnerable by building well and with a seismic culture,” Garcés said during his presentation Agenda for Reconstruction, in which he highlighted the importance of innovating in the sector and establishing a work agenda to ensure safer buildings.

The Minister of People's Power for Transport also stressed the need to permanently train professionals in seismic resistant architecture and noted that this preparation has made it possible to deal with the contingency “in an effective, scientific, transparent and professional manner”.

Garcés also reviewed the country's seismic history and current construction regulations . In addition, he explained that the Habitability Commission is making progress in developing a protocol to evaluate more than 12,000 structures classified in red and determine the actions that will apply in each case.

Mazo News Team