365 Main San Francisco Wins Award for Best Seismic Retrofit
365 Main was awarded with Best Seismic Retrofit and is one of the most state-of-the-art facilities in the United States today. The retrofit design began in February 2000, construction began in July, commissioning of the building support systems began in December, and the first clients moved-in during March 2001. An additional 35,000 sq ft of mechanical/penthouse support spaces were added atop the roof of the existing building to equip San Francisco for a 1,000 year earthquake.

365 Main San Francisco built to Essential Facility Status
After 365 Main San Francisco was completely renovated in 2001, the building was built to “essential facility” status according to applicable building codes. Essential status is only granted to key buildings which have proven significant structural integrity to survive an MCE (Maximum Capable Earthquake) disaster. With its Essential status, tenants of 365 Main are guaranteed ongoing operations throughout — and in the aftermath of — a major earthquake. Inspection is NOT required for continued occupancy.

Award from Department of Mines and Geology
365 Main’s San Francisco facility features a friction pendulum bearing base isolation system designed to keep building occupants and critical electrical and mechanical systems resilient to violent ground motions that can accompany an earthquake,” said Tony Shakal, Program Manager of the California Strong Motion Instrumentation Program. “We chose 365 Main for the State’s seismic monitoring program because this facility has taken such important measures to protect it against great earthquakes."

The state chose 365 Main and spent $80,000 installing motion sensors throughout our building, both above and below the isolation plane. The direct link to Sacramento monitors "real time" the movement of our facility. They chose 365 because of the robust structure including base isolators to record how the building performs with the isolators deployed.

365 Main San Francisco Pre-Certified for Disaster Recovery
A special feature of 365 Main’s San Francisco data center is the Building Occupancy Resumption Program (BORP), an award-winning program of the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection, developed in cooperation with the Structural Engineers Association of Northern California (SEAONC), Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA), and (American Institute of Architects) AIA. BORP allows building owners to pre-certify private post-earthquake inspection of their buildings by qualified licensed engineers upon acceptance of a written inspection program, and allows BORP-certified facilities the opportunity to engage in speedier recovery from disasters.

After a major earthquake involving damage to San Francisco buildings, it is important that local buildings can be inspected and reoccupied and that business can resume operations as soon as it is safely possible. The Department of Building Inspection (DBI) and volunteer inspectors will be utilizing standard emergency inspection and posting procedures with priorities geared toward public safety rather than expeditious business resumption. Some building owners may wish to develop programs of private inspection for their buildings to permit rapid, individualized emergency response.

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