You won't hear either of them say that economic recessions are a good thing, but both Matt Clarke and Chris Werner know and appreciate that they wouldn't be where they are today if there hadn’t been one at seemingly just the right time.
As part of the NEES-Soft project led by Colorado State University, Simpson Strong-Tie and other industry collaborators successfully completed earthquake testing of a Simpson Strong-Tie Strong Frame® special moment frame seismic retrofit of a four-story building during several days of testing from July 24 to August 5 at the University of California San Diego.