A construction, comprising: a column; a beam; a shear tab affixed between the column and beam; and a lateral bracing system affixed between the column and beam, including: a pair of buckling restraint plates, one each on a top and bottom flange of the beam, each buckling restraint plate including a first end affixed to an end of the beam and a second end opposite the first end; a pair of yield members, each yield member including a first end affixed to the column, and a second end affixed to the beam, a yield member of the pair of yield members capable of yielding in tension and compression to dissipate stress within the frame upon a lateral load applied to the beam and/or column; and characterised by: one or more spacers in between the beam and the or each buckling restraint plate, the one or more spacers being coplanar with and having substantially the same thickness as the or each yield member; and each of the one or more spacers being associated with a bolt, each bolt fitting through a respective hole in one of the buckling restraint plates, through a hole in the associated spacer and into a respective hole formed in the beam where the bolt receives a nut to fasten the bolt in place. a column; a beam; a shear tab affixed between the column and beam; and a lateral bracing system affixed between the column and beam, including: a pair of buckling restraint plates, one each on a top and bottom flange of the beam, each buckling restraint plate including a first end affixed to an end of the beam and a second end opposite the first end; a pair of yield members, each yield member including a first end affixed to the column, and a second end affixed to the beam, a yield member of the pair of yield members capable of yielding in tension and compression to dissipate stress within the frame upon a lateral load applied to the beam and/or column; and characterised by: one or more spacers in between the beam and the or each buckling restraint plate, the one or more spacers being coplanar with and having substantially the same thickness as the or each yield member; and each of the one or more spacers being associated with a bolt, each bolt fitting through a respective hole in one of the buckling restraint plates, through a hole in the associated spacer and into a respective hole formed in the beam where the bolt receives a nut to fasten the bolt in place. a pair of buckling restraint plates, one each on a top and bottom flange of the beam, each buckling restraint plate including a first end affixed to an end of the beam and a second end opposite the first end; a pair of yield members, each yield member including a first end affixed to the column, and a second end affixed to the beam, a yield member of the pair of yield members capable of yielding in tension and compression to dissipate stress within the frame upon a lateral load applied to the beam and/or column; and characterised by: one or more spacers in between the beam and the or each buckling restraint plate, the one or more spacers being coplanar with and having substantially the same thickness as the or each yield member; and each of the one or more spacers being associated with a bolt, each bolt fitting through a respective hole in one of the buckling restraint plates, through a hole in the associated spacer and into a respective hole formed in the beam where the bolt receives a nut to fasten the bolt in place. one or more spacers in between the beam and the or each buckling restraint plate, the one or more spacers being coplanar with and having substantially the same thickness as the or each yield member; and each of the one or more spacers being associated with a bolt, each bolt fitting through a respective hole in one of the buckling restraint plates, through a hole in the associated spacer and into a respective hole formed in the beam where the bolt receives a nut to fasten the bolt in place.