Earthquake retrofitting and house bolting are critical procedures that protect homes by securely connecting their structures to their foundations, significantly improving stability and reducing ...

Non-Profit Housing Provider Brightside Community Homes Foundation Kicks Off Portfolio-wide Net Zero Retrofit Program.

Putting off an earthquake retrofit of your house? California is reopening applications for grants of up to $3,000 to fund seismic strengthening of older homes that can slide off their foundations.

Seismic retrofit program offers up to $3,000 for older homes in over 1,100 ZIP Codes, now expanding to include rentals and other non-owner-occupied residential properties ...

Putting off an earthquake retrofit of your house? California is reopening applications for grants of up to $3,000 to fund seismic strengthening of older homes that can slide off their foundations.

Brightside Community Homes Foundation is kicking off its ambitious net zero retrofit initiative that will significantly improve energy efficiency and aims to achieve net zero carbon emissions across ...

Historically, foundations — even brick ones — don’t fail in a serious earthquake. Homes are usually damaged because they fall off the foundation due to an inadequate or nonexisting retrofit.

Further, retrofitting house foundations in the country is already too expensive for low-income homeowners, making it close to impossible for them to make their homes resilient to natural disasters.

Keywords: Seismic performances. Pile-to-cap connections. Steel pile foundations. Steel pile bents. Fatigue life models. Bridges. Abstract: This research investigated the performance and retrofit of ...