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Our approach to retrofitting can be seen in in our award winning videos, the article we published in "The Journal of Light Construction", or in the course we taught for the Association of Bay Area Governments. Our retrofits are based on systems tested in national research laboratories. We also work with the finest retrofit structural engineer in the country.

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Our proposal will outline what we understand will resist 7.0+ earthquakes in the most cost-effective way. If this is beyond your budget, we can phase your retrofit project so that you will be protected from smaller, much more common 5 or 6 point magnitude earthquakes. Your retrofit will be fully upgradable to resist larger earthquakes.

 


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Who is Bay Area Retrofit?(…more)

Bay Area Retrofit has worked as full-time seismic retrofit contractors for the past 16 years and are members of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute. We provide earthquake retrofit services in Albany, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Richmond, Berkeley, Oakland, San Jose, Orinda, Lafayetter, Pleasanton, as well as most San Francisco and South Bay communities. We provide the following earthquake retrofit services:
  • Structural Evaluations
  • Comprehensive Proposals
  • Residential & Commercial Retrofits
  • Engineering
  • Foundation Reports
  • Free Disaster Preparedness Seminars

In addition, Bay Area Retrofit continues to be involved in retrofit code development on both national and local levels.
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For us, retrofitting is much more than a job, it is the way we protect our community. We always do the best job we can, even if we bid it wrong and take a loss. Your safety is our only priority.

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The Caliornia Earthquake Authority is developing a program to spend millions of dollars on residential retrofits. This program will also provide training for contractors and seminars for homeowners so that they can better choose a contractor. Our website will post updates to this program as the program evolves.
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While working for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Bay Area Retrofit's founder Howard Cook documented injuries as well as structural damage. All of the injuries he encountered arose from people trying to flee the earthquake. ...more

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