As far as I am aware, it is not standard practice in India. Also, generally speaking in day-to-day, windows don’t carry stress from the walls. This could change during earthquakes.

You are absolutely right. The trick is to find compatible materials and some ingenuity. In this case, the entire structure should be of same sort of wood. With some clever tricks, glass panes can be used for windows as long as glass doesn’t get bend during the earthquakes or glass is somewhat shatter-proof.

Most types of wood and bamboo have high ductility, which makes them really suitable for resisting earthquakes.

We DON’T HAVE the ability or know-how to create Intelligence of any kind. We really don’t understand intelligence.

Capitalism does breeds innovation. Innovation in creating useless and needless products.