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Volunteer survey maps soft‑story buildings; DBI says data will shape retrofit program options
Summary
DBI reported a volunteer survey that mobilized 150+ engineers and architects to inventory wood‑frame 'soft‑story' buildings across large parts of San Francisco; Ray Louie said the effort covered roughly 75% of potential candidate buildings and that DBI will analyze the data to define grant, subsidy or loan program options.
Ray Louie told the commission that on a recent Saturday more than 150 volunteers from organizations including the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute and the Structural Engineers Association of Northern California walked large sections of the city to inventory potential soft‑story wood‑frame residential buildings. "We had over 150 people walked, about a third of the geographic area in San Francisco, extending from the northern part of…
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