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 […]
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Berkeley Apartment Building Owners Halfway There
Posted by admin on October 8, 2015
https://enginious-structures.com/softstoryblog/?p=505
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
https://enginious-structures.com/softstoryblog/?p=497
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
https://enginious-structures.com/softstoryblog/?p=493
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
https://enginious-structures.com/softstoryblog/?p=487
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
https://enginious-structures.com/softstoryblog/?p=485
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
https://enginious-structures.com/softstoryblog/?p=476
San Francisco Soft Story Retrofit Program, Update
San Francisco has seen an overwhelming 92% of buildings come into full compliance with the screening portion of the Soft Story Retrofit Ordinance. Property owners were given a year to complete the initial screening forms which would determine if a building would be subject to the Mandatory Soft Story Retrofit Program. Starting next week, the […]
Posted by admin on September 26, 2014
https://enginious-structures.com/softstoryblog/?p=471
San Francisco Private School Seismic Ordinance Approved
Mayor Edwin M. Lee introduced the Private School Earthquake Safety Ordinance, which will require the seismic evaluation of 120 private K-12 schools in San Francisco over the next three years. After careful review and public outreach engaging school administrators, design professionals and parents, we are pleased to announce that the Ordinance was unanimously approved by […]
Posted by admin on September 26, 2014
https://enginious-structures.com/softstoryblog/?p=469
Napa wake up call!
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) estimated in 2007 that there is a 63% probability of at least one magnitude 6.7 or greater quake, capable of causing widespread damage, striking the San Francisco Bay region before 2030. There is a 67% probability of a similarly sized earthquake striking the Southern California region within the same period. […]
Posted by admin on September 26, 2014
https://enginious-structures.com/softstoryblog/?p=467
Private schools in SF require seismic engineering evaluation
The Private Schools Earthquake Safety Working Group, comprised of volunteer parents, school representatives, other interested persons, and City staff presented a report that resulted in having a new legislation introduced requiring all Private Schools to perform a seismic evaluation by 2017. Buildings within the scope of the ordinance to be evaluated at one of […]
Posted by admin on March 3, 2014
https://enginious-structures.com/softstoryblog/?p=457