If the house is a frame house on pilings, it's pretty easy to fix that way; if it's a monolithic slab, block home, you're screwed. So it depends heavily on the foundation and construction style.
And I imagine if, at this point, you're not constructing houses with this activity in mind, there's no one to blame but yourself. Sure, it sucks for older houses, but if newer houses are being built more commonly now as the article says, the problem should go away over time.
