The Nisqually Earthquake was a wake-up call to build stronger buildings across Puget Sound. More than two decades later, experts say we’re still not fully prepared. “We have millions of people living ...

You may have heard by now about the work being undertaken by the UC system, including UC Davis, to evaluate all buildings on the campuses and complete all retrofitting to meet current seismic safety ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Some homeowners are not getting what they think they are paying for when having their homes seismically retrofitted to protect against a giant earthquake. “It’s the Wild West.

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Though seismic retrofitting work was underway before the magnitude 6.8 Nisqually earthquake rattled the Puget Sound region, the effort since that day on Feb. 28, 2001 has increased.

After the Northridge earthquake in 1994, significant steps were taken to upgrade building codes. Many of those put in place a couple of years after the quake. Nearly two decades later, the City of Los ...

In October 2015, the City of Los Angeles passed Ordinance 183893, which requires the retrofit of pre-1978 buildings to improve the performance of buildings during earthquakes. The ordinance flagged ...

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The Nisqually Earthquake was a wake-up call to build stronger buildings across Puget Sound. More than two decades later, experts say we’re still not fully prepared. “We have millions of people living ...