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Press ReleasesSanta Monica City Council Approves Comprehensive Seismic Retrofit ProgramLearn More2nd Los Angeles Seismic Retrofit Resource Fair April 17, 2017Join Us for the Building Forward LA Kick-Off Event - March 23, 2017Celebrating Student Success: SEAOSC Scholarship Winners AnnouncedSEAOSC Foundation to Award Eight Scholarships to Southern California Engineering StudentsLive in Santa Monica, West Hollywood, or Beverly Hills? Quake retrofits for apartments may be coming to youNew Seismic Retrofit Design Guides Focus on Critical Issues Affecting Existing Vulnerable BuildingsDestruction from Italy quake a grave warning for California's old brick buildings
Some local landlords are retrofitting their properties before the next big earthquakeRead about it here____________________________________________________________________ Liability for quake losses a big concern for L.A. property ownersRead about it here
____________________________________________________________________ FACT SHEET: Obama Administration Announces Steps to Increase Nation’s Resilience to Earthquakes____________________________________________________________________ Taiwan earthquake: Destruction a grim reminder of dangers for California, experts sayOn Saturday, February 6, 2016, a M6.4 earthquake struck southern Taiwan city of Tainan. The Structural Engineers Association of Southern California extends our sympathy to the family and friends who have lost someone as a result of this earthquake and pray for the safety of those who are providing rescue and relief work as they continue to search for survivors. SEAOSC Existing Building Committee Chair, Daniel Zepeda returns left for Taiwan with a reconnaissance team which has been coordinated through the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI). For current and timely information about the earthquake, including links to the USGS event page, World Housing reports, media reports, and information from colleagues in the region, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) has created an EERI event page in the LFE archive. The page will be updated regularly as new information becomes available. ____________________________________________________________________ L.A. landlords and tenants will share earthquake retrofit costs under deal approved by City Council____________________________________________________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Structural Engineers Association of Southern California Supports Adoption of Seismic Retrofit Ordinance by the City of Los AngelesThe Structural Engineers Association of Southern California pledges to continue working with regional city leaders and agencies to establish earthquake risk reduction strategies as those cities, like Los Angeles, For more information please see LADBS Mandatory Soft-Story Retrofit Program ____________________________________________________________________FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEAOSC RESPONDS TO MAYOR GARCETTI'S EARTHQUAKE PLANThe Structural Engineers Association of Southern California (SEAOSC), representing the local structural engineering community, greatly commends Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and his office for the leadership shown in working with Dr. Lucy Jones and in partnering with building owners to improve teh city's disaster resilience through the implementation of new mandatory earthquake building retrofit programs. ____________________________________________________________________FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAYOR GARCETTI ANNOUNCES EARTHQUAKE PLAN FOR LOS ANGELESRead the Resilience by Design Report at www.lamayor.org/earthquakes LOS ANGELES- Mayor Eric Garcetti today released Resilience by Design- a plan to address the city's greatest earthquake vulnerabilities, including building retrofitting and steps to secure our water supply and communications infrastructure. ____________________________________________________________________FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Structural Engineers Association of California Responds to American Canyon EarthquakeBy Michael Cochran, SEAOC Board President, Reinhard Ludke, and Ken O’DellAs the Napa region works to recover from the strongest California earthquake in 20-plus years, the rest of the State should be on notice that Sunday’s 6.0M American Canyon earthquake did not let us off the hook. Instead, this and every other recent earthquake should be taken as a wakeup call for residents and business owners in California and other seismically active regions of the US. Now is the time to act with forethought and common sense, and not just wait for the next ground shaking to knock us out of bed at 3:20 in the morning. Almost immediately following Sunday’s temblor, Structural Engineers – all of them members of the Structural Engineers Association of California – took action in response to calls from clients and City Officials. A number of national and regional businesses throughout the region activated robust disaster preparedness plans and enlisted engineering experts to conduct post-event damage assessments. |
About SEAOSCThe Structural Engineers Association of Southern California (SEAOSC) is the oldest structural engineering association in the world |