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Straight answers about California's structural-compliance landscape, written by the people doing the work.
Seismic retrofit
Soft-story buildings are the structures most likely to collapse in a major California earthquake. Here is what makes a ground floor weak, how to tell if you own one, and what a retrofit does about it.
Seismic retrofit
Every Southern California city runs its own soft-story retrofit ordinance on its own clock. Here is a plain-language rundown of who requires what, and where the deadlines stand.
Seismic retrofit
A retrofit is not one product, it is a set of engineered choices. Here is what steel moment frames, cantilever columns, and shear-wall reinforcement each do, and how a project runs start to finish.
Balcony / SB-721
California's SB-721 first-inspection deadline is here. What every multifamily owner needs to know about Exterior Elevated Element inspections, qualified-professional reports, and required repairs.
Balcony / SB-721
A clear walkthrough of SB-721's scope, inspection requirements, repair triggers, and what owners face if they miss the compliance window.
Balcony / SB-326
SB-326 covers HOA-managed multifamily buildings on a different cadence than SB-721. Here's how HOA boards meet inspection mandates and budget for repairs.
Balcony / HOA
How to walk the property, document existing conditions, notify residents, and pick a qualified professional who can complete and file an SB-326 report.
Seismic retrofit
Culver City joined the list of California cities requiring mandatory soft-story retrofit. Who's affected, what compliance looks like, and how to get on a permit path.
Affordable housing
Recent California legislation gives non-profits new pathways into housing development. How it works, what it funds, and where Cal Retrofit fits in.
9field-tested guides covering SB-721 and SB-326 deadlines, soft-story ordinances, HOA balcony inspections, and compliance, straight from Cal Retrofit's field team.
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