Patent ID: 7797907

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a lateral force resisting panel having an outside edge and a plurality of holdown attachment points on the outside edge of the panel; a plurality of ductility apertures in the lateral force resisting panel, the ductility apertures forming a plurality of ductility elements, the plurality of ductility elements forming a plurality of control arrays, the plurality of control arrays defining at least one pane in the lateral force resisting panel; a plurality of foundation bolts for embedding in a foundation or slab or stem wall; and a foundation bolt placement template for defining a mounting location for the lateral force resisting panel, and locating and supporting the foundation bolts during fabrication of the foundation or slab or stem wall; and means for attaching the lateral force resisting panel holdown attachment points to the foundation bolts for transferring the lateral forces applied to the lateral force resisting panel to the foundation or slab or stem wall.