What
is the cost of not being ready for the next earthquake?
Seismic IQ will help you be prepared.
Will
you be ready when the next earthquake strikes?
It is not a matter of “if”; rather, it is a matter of “when.” “When” may be sooner than we’d like to think. In fact, scientists who had accurately predicted earthquakes around the world within a few months of the actual events are predicting increased earthquake activity occurring in Southern California after the more than ten-year quiet period that we have had. Fortunately this prediction did not quite materialize as of yet, but that should not make us complacent. As we are often reminded by the news media and also by the recent Southern California earthquakes starting with Easter Sunday’s Baja California Earthquake (on April 4, 2010), it is a fact that earthquakes happen, and it is also a fact there is nothing we can do to prevent them. Nonetheless, the good news is that we CAN reduce or even prevent the potential damage.
Why
is it important to know the damage an earthquake is
likely to cause to your house?
By knowing the Seismic IQ®
of your house, you can properly assess the risk of structural
damage to your home and protect your most valuable asset
with the sufficient earthquake insurance or seismic
upgrades.
Now
you can benefit from the information real estate professionals
have known for years.
Commercial real estate professionals have known how
to estimate the potential damage to their buildings
from an earthquake for many years. For the first time,
this service is being offered to residential homeowners
at a price any homeowner can afford.
You
can benefit in so many different ways.
By helping you to assess the potential damage to your
home, a Seismic IQ assessment and report can benefit
you in many different ways.
- Peace
of mind. Knowing that your house has low damage potential
is great and reassuring news that will give you peace
of mind.
- Lower
insurance. A low damage assessment may allow you to
negotiate a better rate with insurance companies.
- Preventive
measures. If the damage potential is higher, you could
use that information to make simple retrofits to your
house that can save you many thousands of dollars
when the next earthquake hits.
- Proper
coverage. By taking these preventive measures you
may be able to negotiate lower insurance premiums
and at the very least you will have the information
you need to obtain proper coverage.
How
do professionals determine your house’s Seismic IQ so you can protect your most valuable asset?
The
Seismic IQ service is based on a standard widely-adopted
in the real estate industry to evaluate the physical
damage risk to a structure from seismic activity. This
standard is known as a Probable Maximum Loss (“PML”).
PML assessments have been used in the commercial real
estate industry for over 15 years. This service will
allow you to quantify the amount of physical damage
to your home from a large earthquake.
What
do you receive?
After a site visit to your home by a California licensed
professional engineer, you will receive a Seismic IQ
report that is typically 15 to 20 pages long and includes
site-specific fault maps and photographs. This report
will include a description and assessment of the structural
systems used in your house, the type of soil supporting
your house, the inherent potential risk of liquefaction
and landslides, the proximity of your house to known
active faults (within 1/10th of a mile in a 100-mile
radius) and the historical performance of your house/location
during past seismic activity dating back to 1900. The
report will conclude with a percentage of estimated
damage to your house after a large probable earthquake
and our professional recommendations.
To
prepare for the next earthquake and protect your most
valuable asset…
To obtain a Seismic IQ assessment and report, or for
more information, contact the company that pioneered
this service at 866-576-7771. Seismic IQ
is a division of ACRESWorld, Inc., an architectural
and engineering firm founded in January 2000 by experienced
professionals with advanced degrees in engineering and
architecture. Their professionals have performed over
1,500 assessments for commercial properties. Seismic IQ
is not affiliated with insurance firms or seismic retrofitting
contractors and they safeguard the confidentiality of
your assessments.
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