Roadblocks to Retrofit: Why it’s so difficult to get seismic upgrades done

The Nisqually Earthquake was a wake-up call to build stronger buildings across Puget Sound. More than two decades later, ...
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Seismic retrofitting effort increased in decades after Nisqually quake

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Though seismic retrofitting work was underway before the magnitude 6.8 Nisqually earthquake rattled the Puget Sound region, the effort since that day on Feb. 28, 2001 has increased.