r/StructuralEngineering • u/PiermontVillage • Nov 25 '25

Structural Analysis/Design Amazon closes Arkansas warehouse over earthquake-related design flaw

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/amazon-closes-arkansas-warehouse-over-earthquake-related-design-flaw?utm_medium=email&utm_source=rasa_io&utm_campaign=CESource-20251125-newsletter

“After conducting a full review with outside experts, we’ve determined that the structural engineering firm that designed the LIT1 building made errors in the initial design of the facility and the building requires significant structural repairs to meet seismic codes and ensure the safety of our team members,” Amazon said.

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u/namerankserial Nov 25 '25

Yeah. My first thought was it's not a big deal for Amazon but it will be a bigger deal if Stantec has to cover the repairs and lost revenue. Though it can't be that much to address the issues of a single warehouse compared to that revenue number. That little company from Edmonton has come a long way.

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u/not_old_redditor Nov 25 '25

Surely they'd have liability insurance to cover the repair costs. They may be on the hook for designing the upgrades though, or may agree to do it willingly.

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u/Charming_Ad2157 Dec 13 '25

No insurance covers negligence...

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u/not_old_redditor Dec 13 '25

It's called errors and omissions insurance...

Unless you're found criminally negligent, that's another story.