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ArchiTalk: What the Napa earthquake taught me

October 24, 2014 by Steve McKee Leave a Comment

Editor’s note: Last of two parts. Read the first part by CLICKING HERE. A FEW WEEKS AFTER THE RECENT NAPA EARTHQUAKE, builder John Laverty told me he had seen several of the Napa projects we had done together and that they held up great in the shaking. That was good to hear. Year after year, we […]

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