Healthcare Design Magazine - June 2008, Posted On: 6/1/2008
by CHRIS POLAND, SE
On November 14, the California Building Standards Commission (CBSC) approved plans to amend the requirements for hospital seismic safety measures in order to delay billions in premature spending. The new requirements will allow significant savings in the state's healthcare costs over the next 15 years.
At issue is the implementation of Senate Bill 1953 (SB 1953), legislation originally passed in 1994. Drafted by Senator ...
Posted by lana on July 22, 2008 11:10 PM
June 2008 - Modern Steel Construction Magazine - On the Brink
Advanced seismic analysis and design keep a crucial 15-story building near the Hayward Fault from becoming history.
Just five miles from California’s Hayward Fault stands the California Department of Transportation’s (Caltrans) District 4 headquarters, a 15-story steel moment frame structure that houses the San Francisco Bay Area’s transportation operations, including its emergency response team.
The structure was built two years after the destructive 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. ...
Posted by lana on July 16, 2008 5:19 PM
San Francisco, CA (April 23, 2008) - The Structural Engineers Association of Northern California (SEAONC) announced the winners of the SEAONC 2008 Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards competition. This year SEAONC added a sustainability category, and two Degenkolb projects received an award of Excellence.
Providence Newberg Hospital, the nation’s first LEED Gold hospital, is honored in the Large ...
Posted by Alethea on April 23, 2008 11:29 PM
The United States Geological Survey reports that California has more than a 99% chance of having a magnitude 6.7 or larger earthquake within the next 30 years, according scientists using a new model to determine the probability of big quakes.
The likelihood of a major quake of magnitude 7.5 or greater in the next 30 years is 46%-and such a quake is most likely to occur in the southern half of the state.
The new ...
Posted by Alethea on April 15, 2008 8:07 PM