Ali Sahabi, GEC

About Ali Sahabi

Recently appointed to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ Transition Team, Ali Sahabi, previously received the California Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award for taking a sustainable approach toward community development and environmental restoration in the 543-acre Dos Lagos mixed-use development in Corona, CA. A licensed General Engineering Contractor (GEC), Sahabi is an expert in building resilience and sustainability. He is Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Optimum Seismic, Inc., which has completed more than 3,500 structural retrofit and adaptive reuse projects for multifamily residential, commercial, and industrial buildings throughout California. Contact Optimum Seismic at 323 978-7664 or visit optimumseismic.com to learn more about your adaptive reuse options for your building.
3 April, 2021

Interactive USGS map lets you zoom in to see for yourself

By |2021-03-30T16:47:19+00:00April 3rd, 2021|AAOC, earthquake preparedness, Earthquake Protection, Earthquake Resilience|

Interactive USGS map lets you zoom in to see for yourself

 

How vulnerable is your apartment to earthquake damage?

If it is located within a fault, landslide, or liquefaction zone, it may be at risk – and a combination of any of these could be disastrous.

Active earthquake faults in Orange […]

2 April, 2021

Earthquake Resilience in Long Beach Area

By |2021-04-26T13:59:21+00:00April 2nd, 2021|AACSC, Earthquake Retrofit|

Earthquakes have inflicted pain and damage on Long Beach and surrounding communities in past decades.

A recent Resilience Advantage webinar touched on milestones in the Long Beach resilience story — the 1933 earthquake, state legislative changes following the earthquake, the new resilient City Hall and Port buildings, and the new Long […]

10 March, 2021

Webinar to Examine How Earthquake Retrofits Protect Investments, Improve Safety on March 17

By |2021-03-10T01:51:38+00:00March 10th, 2021|Press Release|

LOS ANGELES, CA – Ways earthquake retrofits of existing buildings can protect residents, businesses, property owners and entire communities from devastating losses during major temblors will be the subject of “The Resilience Advantage,” webinar on Wednesday, March 17 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The webinar will include […]

4 March, 2021

Earthquake Resilient Communities, One Building at a Time

By |2021-04-26T14:08:54+00:00March 4th, 2021|Earthquake Resilient Communities, SDCAA|

Ramona Town Hall, constructed in 1894, is undergoing a renovation that includes a seismic retrofit.

This iconic structure has stood its ground for 125 years, even rising back from the ashes of an arson fire that burned much of the building in the mid-1990s.

Residents of the town today are working to […]

2 March, 2021

Community Hospital Reopens After Earthquake Retrofit

By |2021-04-26T14:09:59+00:00March 2nd, 2021|AACSC, Earthquake Retrofit, Earthquake Retrofits|

Concern over safety prompted closure in 2018. Is your building safe?

Long Beach Community Hospital reopened this year after being shut down in 2018 out of seismic safety concerns.

Worry over the safety of the building prompted its closure, but the facility reopened in January and was expected to […]

1 March, 2021

We need affordable housing protection and production

By |2021-04-26T14:12:57+00:00March 1st, 2021|AAGLA, Earthquake Safety|

How much worse would a major earthquake make California’s already serious housing crisis?

It could destroy much of the existing affordable housing in Los Angeles County — older apartment buildings, many of which are at risk of severe damage in a major earthquake.

In 2016, voters in the city overwhelmingly approved Proposition […]

14 February, 2021

Los Angeles County tops FEMA disaster risk list

By |2021-02-14T23:02:55+00:00February 14th, 2021|Earthquake Protection, Earthquake Resilience|

2021 FEMA Hazard Risk Map. (Red and orange represent highest risks.)

Is your neighborhood at high risk of suffering from an earthquake? If you live in or near Los Angeles County, you could face greater than risk all other counties in the nation.

A new online tool, […]

4 February, 2021

Benefits of Earthquake Resilient Communities Subject of New Webinar Series on Feb. 17

By |2021-04-26T14:17:09+00:00February 4th, 2021|Earthquake Resilient Communities, SDCAA|

The benefits of making buildings and communities more resilient to better withstand powerful earthquakes will be discussed during “The Resilience Advantage,” webinar on Wednesday, Feb. 17 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

To register, visit optimumseismic.com/the-resilience-advantage/. There is no fee to sign in.

A coalition of leading business organizations […]

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