Degenkolb / Earthquake
Mayor Newsom Proposes Seismic Mandates for Soft-Story Buildings in San Francisco
Chris Poland, Chairman and CEO of Degenkolb comments on KTVU about the proposed seismic mandates.
Earthquake
SF Must Learn from Haiti - KCBS Radio Interviews Chris Poland
San Francisco (KCBS) -- Earthquake engineers meeting this week in San Francisco have given the city an ominous warning.
Wide areas of the city could resemble Haiti after the next big one.
The devastating 7.0 Haitian quake has parallels San Francisco can heed.
KCBS’ George Harris reports
Chris Poland, Chair and CEO of Degenkolb Engineering, a San Francisco based consulting firm says the city is embracing the thought of quick recovery after a major quake so neighborhoods can recover as soon as possible.
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Degenkolb / Perspectives
A Tale of Two Cities: Comparing Observations from L’Aquila, Italy and Padang, Indonesia - Perspectives 01/10
Two major earthquakes rocked different regions of the world in 2009, and Degenkolb Engineers was on the front lines for both, sending reconnaissance teams to L’Aquila, Italy and Padang, Indonesia to better understand building performance after an earthquake. Observing the aftermath of an earthquake provides a valuable opportunity to see and feel the impact of severe earthquakes and to define and discuss how to better achieve disaster resilience and seismic safety. In April, L’Aquila, a thirteenth century city, ...
Community / Earthquake
What Would Happen if a 7.0M Earthquake Hit San Francisco?
SF Weekly asked just that. Read here for the answer. http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2010/01/what_would_happen_if_haiti_qua.php
Degenkolb / Engineering / Green
CPMC Strives for LEED Gold
California Pacific Medical Center at Cathedral Hill (CPMC) is Degenkolb’s second hospital project pursuing a LEED Gold rating and is highlighted in this month’s Building Design and Construction magazine.
Click here to read article Project: California Pacific Medical Center at Cathedral Hill Architect: SmithGroup Mechanical engineer: Ted Jacobs Engineering Group Electrical engineer: Silverman & Light; Southland Industries Structural engineer: Degenkolb Engineers Contractor/CM: Herrero/Boldt Energy modeling: Gable & Associates with Guttman & Blaevoet
Community / Degenkolb / Earthquake / Engineering
Commemorating Loma Prieta - The Future of Bay Area Earthquakes
Commemorating Loma Prieta lecture video is now available here: http://pangea.stanford.edu/lomaprieta/
October 17, 2009 marked the 20th anniversary of the Loma Prieta Earthquake. A panel of experts reflected on what happened in 1989, the likely impact of future Bay Area earthquakes, progress in earthquake science and engineering, how the Bay Area can become more earthquake resilient, and earthquake preparedness.
Chris Poland, Chairman and CEO of Degenkolb Engineers participated in this lecture speaking on what Loma Prieta teaches and how it is ...