If your home or office building was constructed before 1996, it may be in need of a seismic retrofit. A retrofit strengthens earthquake-vulnerable buildings to better withstand shaking, making ...

Where buildings are clustered together, in downtowns, the image is darker, dense. As suburbs stretch out with their larger lawns and malls, the map grows lighter.

Map displays Downtown SF buildings with defaulted loans. Newspaper lists 13 hotels and office complexes that have missed debt payments . Hilton San Francisco Union Square at 333 O'Farrell Street, ...

The map also considers the vulnerability of structures, especially buildings, to define risk zones. Seismologists often say that it is not the earthquake that kills people, it is their home.

DOE releases first-ever road map to decarbonize buildings. By Christian Robles | 04/03/2024 06:38 AM EDT . The Biden administration is pushing for a 90 percent cut in building emissions by midcentury.

Among the top 25 tallest buildings in the world, there are two in the U.S. — the Central Park Tower in New York, and Willis Tower in Chicago.