As the owner of a store, mall, restaurant, warehouse or other type of commercial space, you have the obligation of ensuring that staff, employees, customers, and all those who enter your building are safe. This is not only a moral obligation but also a legal one. Failing to do so can lead to huge losses from damage […]
Even if a building is miles away from the epicenter of a severe earthquake it is possible for it to experience the effects of damaging tremors. The stresses from these vibrations can cause notable disturbance and structural damage as building owners in California, Oregon, and Washington can attest. Often structural repairs and Seismic retrofits are necessary […]
Buildings located on the West Coast of the United States are particularly susceptible to earthquake damage. In fact, the U.S.. Geological Survey records over 20,000 earthquakes – most of them quite small – yearly along the San Andreas fault. Although most do only minor damage, it is almost a certainty that a larger quake will […]
Authorities are concerned that another big earthquake may hit the west coast in the near future. It has been determined that there are currently over 300 fault lines in Southern California. Should an earthquake hit the San Andreas fault by the Salton Sea, the quake “could cause more than, 800 deaths and damage or destroy upwards […]