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    Free Consultation

    To start, a Design Everest associate schedules a consultation with you to fully understand your needs.

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    Quick Turnaround

    Once we understand your needs, we deliver plans and drawings for your project. We have quick turnaround time, with the option to track your project in real time.

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    Easy Permit Process

    We will provide a set of drawings that you may submit to the city to obtain the required permits. Our fixed fee includes addressing all city comments (if any) on our plans until the permit is approved. Next, we can connect you with reputable contractors in your area, so you can get started with your project right away.

Commercial Seismic Retrofit Experts

Do you live in an area that’s prone to earthquakes? Don’t take chances with your building. We specialize in stabilizing businesses throughout California for the next big one. Earthquake retrofitting, or seismic retrofitting, involves reinforcing of a building so that it is less likely to be damaged during an earthquake. After your retrofit, you’re less likely to face significant damage when a natural disaster occurs.

A seismic retrofit is the addition of structural enhancements that will help keep a building and its occupants safe from the effects of earthquake activity that occurs suddenly or over time.The enhancements might be as simple as straps to secure equipment or as complex as structural anchors or roofing modifications.

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California Commercial Seismic Retrofit Engineering Services for Business

Our experienced team members can perform a detailed seismic retrofit assessment and site inspection to help determine your individual solutions. We couple our advanced engineering expertise with extensive structural engineering resources and capabilities to identify and mitigate seismic hazards in all types of structures. Design Everest is a leader in the seismic retrofit engineering of existing buildings in California and can help you bring your building up to code, keeping families, employees, and customers safe.

Seismic retrofit services include:
  • Site inspections to determine seismic retrofit needs
  • Structural retrofit to the foundations
  • Certificates to help you obtain earthquake insurance
  • Earthquake-activated safety measures
  • Structural load bearing analyses
  • Permit Sets for your Project
  • Seismic retrofits that pass California code
Select Projects
Seismic retrofit of a retail outlet, San Jose, CA
Seismic retrofit of a retail outlet, San Jose, CA
  • Architectural drafting and structural engineering for a seismic retrofit
  • Added five isolated footings, shear wall on the roof of the shop and added two new beams at the garage level on either side of the entrance
  • Engineering for 8 new skylights on the roof and reinforcing the existing truss with Simpson clips, holdowns and plates
Commercial tenant improvement, Sacramento, CA
Commercial tenant improvement, Sacramento, CA
  • Tenant improvement of an 6,598 sq. ft. building converting it into an church with a 1,507 sq.ft. main hall
  • Delivered the architecture and structural engineering
Soft-story retrofit of a 7 unit apartment building, Los Angeles, CA
Soft-story retrofit of a 7 unit apartment building, Los Angeles, CA
  • Delivered the engineering for the seismic retrofit of a 7 unit, 2-Story multifamily apartment building
  • Addition of one Simpson Ordinary Moment Frame in the Southside of the building
  • Moment Frame is added to the open space on the ground floor
  • Two isolated footings each connected with a tie beam was added for each Moment Frame
Soft-story Retrofit of an apartment building, Los Angeles, CA
Soft-story Retrofit of an apartment building, Los Angeles, CA
  • Soft-story retrofit of a 67 unit, 3-Story multifamily apartment building
  • Addition of four Simpson Ordinary Moment Frame on the south side of the building
  • Moment Frame is added to the open space on the ground floor
  • Two isolated footings each connected with a tie beam were added for each Moment Frame
Why choose Design Everest?
  • Highly experienced & value engineering

    We are a true one-stop engineering shop with expertise in a wide range of specializations in providing Commercial Seismic Retrofit Services as listed above. Our experienced engineers design efficient structures and are always looking for value engineering solutions so that customers pay less in construction, materials costs etc.

  • Responsiveness and quick turnaround

    Unlike most firms, we leverage technology, and make every effort to get high-quality plans delivered in weeks -- not months. Hey, who said construction has to be painful?

  • Ability to take on a project
    anytime

    Our proprietary data system ‘The Design Hub’ allows us to efficiently forecast and optimize our resources. This means we can take on a project of any size at any time while maintaining quality and schedule.

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Our company, City Construction, has had nothing but positive experiences.

I have had the pleasure to work one on one with Design Everest. Our company, City Construction, has had nothing but positive experiences with their entire team thus far. Whenever time is of the essence, they continuously meet our needs every single time and are very helpful when we have questions throughout the process. I wouldn't hesitate to refer them to any of my clients, friends or family.

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- MARY S. OAKLANDrating

I reached out to Design Everest while looking for a residential structural engineering inspection in what happened to be a very short time window. Although I did not end up needing the inspection in the end, the agent who worked with me (Brittany) displayed the utmost professionalism and responsiveness in communicating between me and the potential inspector on the requirements of my request and timing, including communication after business hours to get everything lined up. This interaction gave me confidence that Design Everest is a well-run organization. As a result, I would definitely look to Design Everest for a structural engineering inspection project in the future.

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- Justin D's rating

I would like to thank Design Everest and Dan Naum on a job well done. I called Design Everest to inspect my townhouse because I was having problems with the HOA. When Dan arrived to my residence, the first thing he did was ask what was my issues and what I wanted from him. I explained my situation and Dan took it from there. He did a thorough job and explained what his findings were. Once again great job from Design Everest and especially Dan Naum.

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- Rodney J rating

Our three car garage supports two bedrooms on the second floor. It was built by the laughable standards of pre Loma Prieta and Northridge, and it is badly in need of a seismic retrofit. I have been looking since early this year for an engineering firm to do the structural study for such a retrofit. I was happy to have found Design Everest. The team is quite professional and efficient. It took about 40 days, from initial contact to final plans and structural calculations ready for permit application. I enjoyed interacting with the technical team and I would hire them again for another project.

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- Daniele M. San Francisco, CArating
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