Earthquake damage probability as compared to other risks
Check out the recent earthquakes and faults near you and estimate the damage from the potential earthquake to your home
Posted by admin on February 4, 2016
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Los Angeles Jumps on Board with Soft Story retrofitting ordinance
According to the Los Angeles Daily News (“Apartment retrofit law advances at Los Angeles City Hall,” posted on 10/7/15), the Los Angeles City Council’s Housing Committee passed a retrofitting proposal Wednesday that will affect 13,500 soft story buildings. The proposal is expected to be approved by the full City Council when it meets Friday. Under the law being […]
Posted by admin on October 15, 2015
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Berkeley Expands Financing Options for Soft Story Building Owners
According to the Daily Californian (“Expansion of Berkeley financing program to ease costs of seismic retrofitting,” posted on 8/18/15), soft story building owners can now access PACE, Property Accessed Clean Energy, funds to help ease the cost burden of undergoing a retrofit of their buildings. PACE financing allows property owners to borrow the money necessary […]
Posted by admin on October 15, 2015
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Berkeley Apartment Building Owners Halfway There
According to the Contra Costa Times (“Berkeley: More than half the soft story buildings retrofitted, city says,” posted on 10/6/15), more than half of the apartment buildings identified as needing to be seismically retrofitted have completed the process since the soft story ordinance passed in 2005. According to the article 145 soft story apartment buildings […]
Posted by admin on October 8, 2015
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EQ IQ (Continued)
Additional steps you can take to secure you home. These steps are paraphrasing and adding to another New Yorker article by Kathryn Shultz “How to Stay Safe When the Big One Comes” as it relates to SF Bay Area. See the previous post that talks about earthquake facts and crawl space strengthening and foundation bolting […]
Posted by admin on August 19, 2015
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EQ IQ
If haven’t read this month’s New Yorker article about the Cascade fault that spans from Vancouver down to Northern California (http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/07/20/the-really-big-one), you definitely should. It’s a fascinating read and has a lot of useful information, especially in the light of a little jolt that we had this morning. Here are some take aways from the […]
Posted by admin on August 17, 2015
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Enginious Structures are now certified via AllianceNRG
After a rigorous review, AllianceNRG who partnered with the city of San Francisco to administer a 100% public financing options for the soft story apartment building owners, has certified Enginious Structures as one of the few engineering firms that are allowed to participate in this program. As part of the process, AllianceNRG verified licensing, workers comp, […]
Posted by admin on June 24, 2015
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San Francisco’s Mandatory Soft Story Retrofit Financing Q&A Panel is January 26th
The San Francisco Apartment Association and AllianceNRG will be holding a panel for property owners who have questions about financing options. The meeting will be held at 6pm January 26th, at the Ft. Mason, Fleet Room, Building D. AllianceNRG has partnered with the city of San Francisco to provide financing for soft story retrofits. […]
Posted by admin on January 23, 2015
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Whole lot of shaking going on
The San Francisco Bay Area had a 2.4 earthquake today, 11 earthquakes this past week and 633 earthquakes over the past year. We may not always be aware shifting plates beneath our feet, but they are on the move. Don’t be caught unprepared when the big one hits. Protect your family and your investment with […]
Posted by admin on January 16, 2015
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San Francisco now offering 100% financing for all soft story buildings that require seismic retrofits
The city of San Francisco has partnered with AllianceNRG to provide property owners 100% financing for all property that requires upgrades on multifamily soft story buildings for structural engineering and design costs. The financing covers only the improvements with no need to refinance the mortgage on the property. Up to 30 years long term financing with […]
Posted by admin on December 19, 2014
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