Degenkolb Engineers evaluated the Hotel Nikko, a thirty year old high-rise moment frame building, in San Francisco under the...
Hotel Nikko Structural Evaluation and Seismic Retrofit
UC Santa Cruz, Cardiff House, Seismic Corrections
Portland State University, Science Research & Teaching Center (SRTC)
To minimize disruption to the student occupants and symbolize the building’s modernization, innovative exterior strengthening schemes were developed and utilized.
Seismic Retrofit
Upgrades are designed to improve seismic performance to levels consistent with client goals related to safety and business continuity considering budget constraints, construction phasing, and ongoing building operations, and are based on current national consensus standards. A specialty is the upgrade of facilities with critical operations. In such cases, we bring value to owners and decisions makers through our ability to communicate risk and risk mitigation options.
