LOS ANGELES, CA – Policies needed before earthquakes and other disasters strike will be discussed by a panel comprised of a California State legislator, a city building official, a housing and community expert, and a disaster preparedness leader during the Resilience Advantage webinar on July 21.
Record numbers […]
July 2021 Newsletter
Ali Sahabi, GEC
Principal,
Optimum Seismic, Inc.
Florida condo collapse must lead to expanded structural resilience Florida’s condo collapse tragedy has shaken and surprised us all. The Seaside mayor […]
Insurance doesn’t save lives, it saves your livelihood. Earthquake retrofits do both.
Most apartment owners have worked very hard for what they have. Yet while San Diego is more seriously at risk of earthquake devastation than previously thought – many prefer to hope that the worst never happens, rather than to […]
It’s been a difficult year for owners of rental income properties, with up to 20% of Southern California tenants behind on rent and many owing balances in the tens of thousands of dollars, according to various reports.
News coverage cites anonymous owners afraid to speak out on how policies put in […]
Does your apartment building meet today’s standards for seismic safety and interior layout? If built before the mid-1970s, it could benefit from an upgrade of both.
Many building owners in these circumstances are taking advantage of the financial benefits of renovating their building’s interior spaces along with their seismic retrofit project.
The […]
Nearly everyone has experienced some of the widespread economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic — business closures, loss of income, unemployment, working remotely, or unavailability of services we have come to depend on.
And many of us know someone who has been personally impacted by illness or death.
COVID-19 raged into our […]
