Understanding Building Types & Structural Failures (Video)

Sometimes a simple video is worth a million words. For a complete understanding of a sometimes-over-complicated explanation of building basics and how structural failures occur, please view the following video: The video provides a simple explanation of how structural failures occur. However, many different types of buildings exist, including concrete tilt-up, URM (unreinforced masonry), non-ductile, […]

Value Engineering & Budgets

Saunders Construction has over four decades of experience performing seismic retrofits. We have completed thousands of projects on every type of building with our top management logging thousands of hours of field experience. As a result, we have encountered countless obstacles and worked with numerous engineers to devise seismic solutions that continue to impress and […]

Does Your Area Have Hazard-Resistant Building Codes?

HAZARD-RESISTANT building codes are designed for buildings to be constructed to withstand earthquakes, flooding, and high winds. According to FEMA, they conducted an analysis based on 18 million actual buildings, the frequency of hazard events in each area and the type of building code in place which showed a 20-year period that WITH hazard-resistant building […]

What do we need to provide a budget?

Acquisition Budgets  Saunders Construction provides a unique service, budgets for acquisitions! This comes with estimate ranges of low, median and high. There are several factors that affect pricing. Information to submit for a budget may include, leasing plan/tenant leasing plan (this helps determine access to perform the work), existing structural plans (S-pages), property assessment or […]

Guide to Accurate Seismic Project Budgeting for Seismic Retrofits

Creating an accurate budget for a commercial or industrial seismic retrofit project requires detailed information and careful planning. Budgets serve as essential guides, but many variables can impact costs from the initial concept to final plans and tenant scheduling. Providing comprehensive project details upfront is critical for the most reliable budget estimates. The more information […]