California Administrative Office of the Courts, Consulting
Statewide, California

As the Supervising Structural Engineer for the Court Building Seismic Assessment Program, R&C ascertained the seismic performance of court buildings statewide. R&C assisted the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) with project management and served as criteria developer, coordinator and peer reviewer of the team of eight consulting engineering firms. These firms evaluated approximately 240 buildings throughout the state. R&C developed the detailed criteria and formats for evaluating the facilities and also performed seismic evaluations on selected buildings.

R&C continues its work with the AOC on various contracts related to the program.