Retrofitting is a process of strengthening existing structures by adding new material or changing the design. It helps prevent further distress and damage during earthquakes, …

The soft-story Northridge Meadows Apartments complex collapsed during the quake when the weaker ground floor was entirely crushed by the two feet above it, causing …

Living in an old house? you must take the time to consider seismic retrofitting. This is absolutely true if your house was built before modern …

Soft Story Building Definition A soft-story building is any multi-story building in which one or more floors have windows, wide doors, large unobstructed commercial spaces, …

We’ve gathered information on all soft-story apartment buildings within Los Angeles and unincorporated areas. We identified 13,500 facilities that will need some seismic retrofit to …

You might not think about earthquakes every day, but when one does hit, you want to know that your family is safe and sound inside …

Los Angeles has many soft-story buildings. Soft-story buildings are a type of residential building with at least one soft floor on the ground level, typically …

Earthquakes can happen at any time and when they do, we are unprepared. For cities, this means working with the engineers to make older buildings …

One of the downfalls to owning buildings in the San Diego area, especially for communities like Linda Vista, Mission Valley, Mission Bay, and Tierra Santa, …

Los Angeles Soft Story Buildings are not as safe as they should be. If you own one of them, it is important to know that …