Star Seismic / CoreBrace

09/02/2015

Take a look at this building via the computer model. Star Seismic will be providing the Buckling Restrained Braces on this project in New Zealand.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83cDPdjD2Ow&rel=0

08/22/2015

Enjoy!

Wrapped in leather.
Buckling Restrained Braces (BRB) can have many different finishes. This is one way to implement Architecturally Exposed Structural Steel (AESS).

08/22/2015

Wrapped in leather.
Buckling Restrained Braces (BRB) can have many different finishes. This is one way to implement Architecturally Exposed Structural Steel (AESS).

07/23/2015

Our PWC Centre Project is under construction in Christchurch, New Zealand. Beautiful design with the braces exposed throughout architecturally. We are looking forward to this gem being added to the newly emerging Christchurch skyline!

Home Learn More ABOUT THE PwC CENTRELocated at 56-64 Cashel Street, The PwC Centre occupies a pivotal gateway position in the city. The PwC Centre is only a few blocks from the planned Justice and Health Precincts and the Christchurch City Council.View MoreCITY CONTEXTThe building is situated immedi…

10/24/2013

This article focuses on the dangers of older concrete buildings in a seismic event in LA, but is not limited to LA. Star Seismic BRBs can assist in the retrofit of these buildings, keeping the public safer.

The city has rejected calls to make a list of concrete buildings at risk of collapsing in a major quake, but a Times analysis finds there could be more than 1,000 — many of them homes and offices.

10/09/2013

Due to the government shutdown, the Seismic Ss and S1 design values are currently not available on the USGS website. SK Ghosh Associates (SKGA) has created a spread sheet based upon the 2009 NEHRP seismic maps (used with the 2012 IBC) providing the Ss and S1 design values associate with various degrees of Longitudes and Latitudes

http://skghoshassociates.com/resources/miscellaneous/

This is a temporary link until the USGS website is available.

08/30/2013

It is just too easy to implement Star Seismic braces into your next project! Ask us how!

04/17/2013

Just hours to go until the start of NASCC 2013! Hope to see you at Booth #810!

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03/11/2013

Won't be news to some of you. Let us know if you felt anything, friends in So Cal. No damage seems to have been reported.

A series of moderate earthquakes -- the largest a magnitude 4.7 -- struck the Riverside County desert area Monday morning, officials said. The biggest quake rattled large parts of Southern California but was felt most strongly in the Inland Empire...