Earthquake Construction Service

Information may not be reliable

- To get a complete overview of what to look for in a seismic retrofit, take the Building Education Center class in Seismic Retrofitting, taught by J. Gillett & A. DeMascole; A. DeMascole is a state licensed Structural Engineer.

- 75% of homes retrofitted by non-professionals are inadequately braced Contra Costa Times 3/5/06

- USGS Fact Sheet about the 10 years since Loma Prieta; USGS 2008 Report that predicts 63% chance of a 6.7 earthquake in the Bay Area within 30 years

- California Geological Survey (formerly California Division of Mines and Geology) - good soils info

- ABAG (Association of Bay Area Governments) 2003 Report that predicts over 155,000 housing units will be made uninhabitable if a magnitude 6.9 earthquake occurs along the Hayward Fault

- Check out the recently published Earthquake Retrofitting: The Book a valuable resource for builders, buyers, inspectors, realtors, do-it-yourselfers, & homeowners