Tall Building Peer ReviewProjects and clients throughout North America

Joe Maffei has led the seismic peer review of more than forty high-rise buildings. In many of these structures, the seismic-force resisting system consists of reinforced concrete walls and the building height exceeds the prescriptive limit of the building code for this type of system. Acceptability is demonstrated using nonlinear response history analysis and capacity design, based on the alternate design provisions of the building code and policies such as San Francisco’s administrative bulletin AB‑083. Joe chaired the development task group for AB-083 and has worked with numerous cities and jurisdictions to develop seismic peer review procedures and perform reviews. Maffei Structural Engineering has performed seismic peer reviews of tall buildings ranging from office and residential to air traffic control towers.

Transbay Redevelopment Area Block 6
San Francisco, California

SFO Air Traffic Control Tower
San Francisco, California

350 Mission Street
San Francisco, California

111 S. Main Street
Salt Lake City, Utah

Lincoln Square II
Bellevue, Washington

Bellevue Center
Bellevue, Washington

Rufus 2.0 Block 14
Seattle, Washington

Rufus 2.0 Block 19
Seattle, Washington

505 Madison Avenue
Seattle, Washington

5th and Columbia
Seattle, Washington

1430 2nd Avenue
Seattle, Washington

11th and Broadway
San Diego, California

Pacific Highway and Broadway
San Diego, California