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Canadian Property Management

Seismic Retrofits in Multi-Residential Buildings

To protect against seismic activity, multi-residential building owners are being called upon to invest in potentially life-saving structural upgrades.
earthfill

Construction Business

Earthfill dam completed at Site C

BC Hydro has reached a major milestone on the Site C project with the completion of the earthfill dam.
seismic testing

Construction Business

RJC joins largest mass timber seismic testing

RJC is supporting first-of-its-kind seismic testing of the NHERI TallWood Project in California.
earthquake tsunami

Construction Business

B.C. to install earthquake warning sensors

British Columbia is installing up to 50 earthquake early warning sensors in high seismic risk areas.

Canadian Property Management

There are no “Non-Seismic” Zones

Kevin Zwaagstra of RJC’s structural group addresses the myth of non-seismic zones in Canada, and what building owners should do to ensure they're up to code.
seismic resilience

Canadian Property Management

Upgrading for Seismic Resilience

Dennis Gam, MEng, P.Eng., Principal at RJC Engineers explains what all buildings owners need to know about achieving seismic resilience.

Canadian Property Management

Key insurance considerations for building owners

Building owners may tend to overlook some important considerations when securing insurance for a building and find themselves grossly underinsured.

REMI Network

NZ quake study gets to heart of housing damage

Researchers have drawn a link between destabilized housing conditions and a higher than normal heart attack rate in the aftermath of New Zealand's 2010 and 2011 earthquakes.

Construction Business

CLT offers seismic durability against earthquakes

For Canada’s West Coast, construction of seismically durable buildings is critical and research supports CLT's durability to survive an earthquake.