Simpson Strong-Tie, ZFA Structural Engineers, and Pullman Repair & Restoration Repair Napa County Courthouse
Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, today joins ZFA Structural Engineers and Pullman Repair and Restoration in the launch of a new video detailing the team’s collaborative reconstruction, seismic retrofitting, and historic restoration of the Napa County Courthouse, which was critically damaged by the South Napa earthquake on April 14, 2014.
Registering 6.0 on the moment magnitude scale, the South Napa earthquake was the strongest to hit the San Francisco Bay Area since the Loma Prieta earthquake postponed the 1989 World Series. In addition to damaging plaster finishes, HVAC, and finish carpentry, the South Napa earthquake caused significant structural damage to the courthouse’s existing unreinforced masonry walls.