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Graham - Earthquake zone
July 14, 2025

Building in an Earthquake Zone

How do you build a new building—on top of an existing one—just 1,300 feet from an active fault line?

Check out this in-depth feature from Construction Dive, highlighting XL Construction Senior Superintendent Erik Russell and the seismic engineering feats behind the Grimes Engineering Center at UC Berkeley—a project that quite literally defied seismic odds.

In collaboration with architect Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), XL delivered a 35,500 sq. ft. engineering center atop a 1979 concrete library—without interrupting its operations—while addressing the area’s significant seismic risks.

Keep reading on grahambuilds.com


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