The Great California ShakeOut is an annual earthquake drill that takes place on the third Thursday of October, designed to help millions of people across California and beyond prepare for earthquake emergencies. This year’s drill is scheduled for October 17, 2024, at 10:17 AM. Participants will practice the critical “Drop, Cover, and Hold On” techniques […]
One of the best annual industrial events in commercial real estate is NAIOP’s I.CON West (& East). This year, in Long Beach, CA, a record-setting crowd of over 1,200 of the industry’s top industrial owners, developers, investors, and vendors attended for expert speaker insights, exclusive tours, networking, and deal-making opportunities. The conference kicked off with […]
“What would have happened if the Earthquake struck during normal working hours?” Fortunately, it was a holiday in 1994, and the notorious Northridge quake struck at 4:31 AM PST. It was an earthquake magnitude of 6.7, and the shaking lasted 10–20 seconds. The quake’s epicenter in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley delivered a powerful shockwave […]
Another year, another safety training! Thank you to American Scissor Lift Inc. and Guardian Fall Protection for hosting and providing equipment training, harness safety training, and boom/scissor and forklift training with the safety orientation. Their expertise and dedication are truly appreciated. Safety is a top priority at Saunders Construction Inc., and our team is committed […]
Saunders Seismic attended NAIOP’s Alternative Development—Uses/Considerations Program and CREW’s Industrial Real Estate Summit last month. Each event shared insightful and informative information. The Alternative Development program explored new or alternative development uses in the space of public storage, data centers, and EV charging stations. Each one was represented by a market leader who provided extensive […]
SEAOSC Technical Summit took place on June 22nd this year and the focus was on three important topics that are defining the current landscape of structural engineering and seismic safety. The philosophy of Functional Recovery which the industry codes are shifting towards this approach. Functional recovery is a post-event (e.g., post-earthquake) performance state in which […]
The 2023 I.CON West conference brought together industry leaders to explore the latest trends and challenges shaping the U.S. industrial market, from labor and supply chain issues to sustainability and advanced manufacturing. 10 Key Takeaways from I.CON West 2023: The outlook for the U.S. economy is closely tied to the labor market, which is historically […]
NAIOP will be hosting a webinar featuring Steven Saunders Date: Tuesday, March 14th 2023 Time: 11:00 AM (PDT) – 45 minutes Topic: Earthquake Retrofits for Industrial Assets NAIOP Members – FREE Non-members – $49 Register Here The webinar will have a plethora of information and address the following: Increase of risk of natural disasters year after year […]
Saunders Construction took advantage of the opportunity to sponsor the “Risky Business Breakfast” hosted by SEAOSC. The morning discussion focused on risk management and protecting the future of engineers’ careers. The speakers consisted of Jeff Crosier (Senior Principal) Miyamoto International, Vida Tarassoly (President) Rubicon Engineering Co. and Karen Thorp (Account Executive) Assured Partners with Maria […]
After reviewing the seismic risks specific to California last month, there are new findings regarding the fault along the LA/ OC coast known as the Palos Verdes fault zone. According to scientists at Harvard University, this fault was previously thought to be a segmented network of smaller faults. However, after a closer look, it was […]