NEESWood Seismic Damper (IMAGE) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Caption Michael Symans of Rensselaer (left) and Andre Filiatrault of the University at Buffalo with the seismic damper installed inside a bedroom wall of the NEESWood townhouse. Credit Credit: University at Buffalo/Parisi Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.