Is Your Soft-Story Building Ready for the Next Earthquake?

Soft-story apartment buildings are prevalent in Los Angeles and Orange County, which are also considered earthquake-prone territories. Although soft-story / apartment buildings are at risk of earthquake damage, seismic retrofits will help mitigate the destruction for vulnerable structures. The main feature that soft-story buildings are easily recognized is the main reason structures collapse or fail […]

Apartment Soft-Story Retrofit

Large complexes with tuck-under parking in which multiple stories are built on top are called “soft-story” buildings. These structures are very vulnerable during an earthquake and should be considered for retrofit, especially if they were built prior to the late 1970s. Here are key points to consider about undergoing an apartment soft-story retrofit. Soft-Story Characteristics […]