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Bay Area Retrofit is owned by Howard Cook, a fulltime, engineer-trained seismic retrofit contractor.  His references include the top retrofit engineers in the country plus local structural and industrial engineers, building inspectors, architects, real estate brokers and agents, and hundreds of individual home owners. He worked as a Residential Earthquake Damage Inspector for  FEMA, has a Bachelors in Business Management and a Masters in English. He is a four time graduate of the course "Principles of Seismic Retrofitting for Engineers, Contractors, and Building Officials" sponsored by the Association of Bay Area Governments and FEMA. In addition, Howard has taken advanced instruction in seismic retrofitting principles from the leading structural engineers in this field.

You are welcome to call Howard at 510-418-1676 to discuss your personal situation and concerns.  He wants you to have a thorough understanding of the principles involved in your home's retrofit and is happy to spend as much time as needed to help you make informed decisions.

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Bay Area Retrofit
Residential and Commercial Seismic Retrofits
Structural Evaluations and Hazard Analysis
Howard Cook: 510-418-1676
Office and Fax: 510-548-1111
Email Howard Cook at
bayarearetrofit@aol.com
E-mail Jeff Bailey at jeffatretrofit@aol.com
This website and the articles within are copyrighted by Howard Cook
updated: March 20, 2008