The California Earthquake Authority today released updated guidelines for identifying, evaluating and repairing residential earthquake damage were

The guidelines were updated at CEA’s annual claim manager meeting.

Experts from CEA and the Applied Technology Council presented the new CEA-ATC publication “Earthquake Damage Assessment and Repair Guidelines for Residential Wood-Frame Buildings,” a two-volume set covering common earthquake damage to typical one- and two-family, wood-frame dwellings.

“These guidelines are a critical resource for the claim adjusters working with CEA after an earthquake, and they help to ensure damaged houses can be restored to their pre-earthquake conditions,” said CEA Chief Mitigation Officer Janiele Maffei, who spoke to meeting attendees about this project and CEA’s other ongoing research and mitigation-focused efforts.

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