Resilience in New Buildings Webinar Jan. 21
January 2021 Newsletter
We Need To Bring Greater Resilience To Our Lives and Communities in 2021
With 2020 behind us, we all hope for a […]
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January, 2021
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January, 2021
Resilience Reduce Earthquake Disaster Risk
The best way to prepare for disaster is to ask yourself, “What’s the worst thing that could happen?”
When it comes to earthquakes, you can assess damage from past experiences, identify the near-misses or “thank goodness it didn’t happen here” scenarios and search out the best ways to mitigate those possibilities […]
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January, 2021
Choose Earthquake Resilience, Not Complacency
Some scientists and economists say the COVID-19 pandemic, a rare, severe and widespread crisis, sparked widespread belief in hindsight that everyone should have seen it coming and been better prepared.
This year has been unprecedent – in our lifetimes, at least. Earlier societies are said to have been hit harder in […]
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January, 2021
New Bridge Built with Earthquakes in Mind
More than 60,000 vehicles pass daily over the new Gerald Desmond Bridge in Long Beach – a 2,000-foot-long expanse of cables and steel connecting downtown and the 710 freeway to the port.
Opened in October, it is built to accommodate taller ocean cargo vessels, which are expected to rise to nearly […]
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January, 2021
After 50 Years, San Fernando Quake Still Provides Lessons
Half a century ago – on Feb. 9, 1971 – a 6.6-magnitude earthquake rattled the San Fernando Valley, killing 65, injuring 2,500, and causing $505 million in damage ($3.2 billion in today’s dollars).
Forty-seven people perished at one site alone when the San Fernando Veteran’s Hospital crumbled into a heap of […]
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December, 2020
Seismic Engineers: Outwitting Earthquakes with Smart Design
The Third Little Pig built his house out of brick, so when the Big Bad Wolf huffed and puffed – it didn’t blow down.
But what if that childhood fable’s menace had been an earthquake instead?
The outcome of that story could be much different.
Brick, concrete, and steel were once considered indestructible […]
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December, 2020
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December, 2020
Earthquake Retrofits Yield Cost Benefits
Last year, Southern California observed the 25th anniversary of the Northridge Earthquake — a 6.7- magnitude blind-reverse thrust temblor that in 1994 caused $67 billion in widespread damage.
It was, and still remains, one of the nation’s most expensive natural disasters.
We’ve learned a lot since then. Thousands of structures throughout California […]
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December, 2020
OC Shows Fire Resilience, But What About Earthquakes?
Orange County can be proud!
In October, we saw fire conditions that in other areas could have caused widespread destruction and horror: violent winds gusts of up to 90 miles per hour whipping up flames and embers in Silverado Canyon and the Blue Ridge region of Yorba Linda.
Quickly encroaching precariously near […]
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December, 2020
Resilience Success Stories Webinar Dec. 9
December 2020 Newsletter
During the holiday season, our thoughts inevitably turn to family and friends, celebrations past and future, and the traditions we observe. These are good reasons to be […]