Big Steps Before the Big One
The City Club of Portland has produced a report entitled “Big Steps Before the Big One: How the Portland area can bounce back after a major earthquake”. Building upon the findings of the Oregon Resilience Plan and other on-going resilience initiatives, this report focuses on five areas of social and physical infrastructure to develop practical […]
Emergency Management
Adopting a proactive approach to natural disasters that focuses on mitigation, resilience planning and strengthening continuity also helps fuel market growth. This is a interesting and informative article from the Portland Tribune that features our own Kent Yu.
Conversation for Resilient Schools
A mega Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake will inevitably strike Oregon someday. “Are my children safe?” It’s a thought that crosses the mind of many parents when they drop their kids off at school. Some parents in Eugene feel that the time has come to have a comprehensive community conversation about the earthquake resilience of Eugene’s schools. […]
Making Resiliency a Priority in Schools
With seven new schools to build, Beaverton School District has decided to become an early adopter of the Oregon Resilience Plan. It retained Kent Yu and SEFT Consulting Group to work with community stakeholders to develop a resilience plan so that the schools will be safe, be available as a community shelter, and re-open with […]
Energy & Construction Best Practices Summit
A paper by Seft chief Kent Yu and co-authored by Yumei Wang was used in the day-long Pacific Northwest earthquake preparedness workshop.
The Economy of a Cascadia Earthquake
The Seattle Times quoted Kent Yu in their article “Planning for the Megaquake, and After.” He speaks about infrastructure and how communities can plan ahead. Read the entire article.
Earthquake Planning in Multnomah County
Principal Kent Yu is quoted in this article by The Oregonian on earthquake and tsunami preparedness in Multnomah County Oregon. Read more…
