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.
10 February, 2020

BIA SoCal, BOMA OC, AAOC, and Optimum Seismic conduct a Seismic Retrofitting Workshop

By |2020-02-11T18:06:59+00:00February 10th, 2020|Seismic Waves|

February 2020 Newsletter.

Seismic resiliency is not just about saving buildings. It is the key to ensuring that businesses remain open, people can continue to work and sleep in their own homes, and public services remain intact. I am honored […]

8 February, 2020

How The Shake Alert App Works

By |2020-03-06T15:59:21+00:00February 8th, 2020|Related News|

ShakeAlert is a USGS app for your phone, the USGS also feeds the data to Federal Emergency Management Agency, which distributes applicable alerts through the U.S. Emergency Alert System on mobile devices.

For more info, please read the original article by The Washington Post:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/02/08/californians-can-now-get-earthquake-early-warnings-their-phone-heres-how-alerts-work/

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5 February, 2020

Making the Most of Seismic Retrofits through Adaptive Reuse

By |2020-02-11T15:55:57+00:00February 5th, 2020|Adaptive Reuse, SDCAA, Seismic Retrofit|

San Diego is blessed to have many stately Victorian homes still keeping watch over the swirling sunsets sinking west behind the harbor.

These majestic and ornate structures, with their brightly colored facades, turrets, spires and wrap-around porches, were built to impress — reflecting the optimism and opulence of a society experiencing […]

4 February, 2020

A Precarious Link Between Homelessness and Earthquake Resistant Buildings

By |2020-02-27T16:02:02+00:00February 4th, 2020|AAGLA, Earthquake Protection|

California’s homeless population grew by more than 21,300 people in 2019. That’s an increase of 16.4% — more than all other states in the nation combined, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

No matter where you stand on this very complex and controversial issue, the fact […]

3 February, 2020

USGS Seismic Hazard Rating Climbs for SoCal Calling for an Increase in Earthquake Retrofitting

By |2020-02-10T16:05:44+00:00February 3rd, 2020|AACSC, Earthquake Retrofit, Earthquake Retrofits|

Earlier predictions of Southern California’s earthquake risk were dire enough as many as 1,800 deaths, 50,000 injuries, and $200 billion in damage with long-lasting social and economic impacts.

New figures from the U.S. Geological Survey are significantly worse: more than 1,000 dead in Los Angeles alone; major transportation corridors destroyed; water […]

31 January, 2020

Carpinteria Considers Mandatory Seismic Retrofitting

By |2020-03-06T15:57:13+00:00January 31st, 2020|Related News|

The City of Carpinteria is considering doing a seismic retrofit ordinance for their soft-story buildings built before 1991. They city believes 14 buildings would be affected by this ordinance.

For more info, please read the original article by Coastal View:
http://www.coastalview.com/news/city-considers-mandatory-seismic-retrofitting/article_3fa3a738-4390-11ea-bca9-af474176cd89.html

24 January, 2020

Make it Last: Extending the Lifespan of Today’s Buildings through Adaptive Reuse and Resiliency

By |2020-02-06T14:31:51+00:00January 24th, 2020|Adaptive Reuse, Seismic Resilience|

Don’t throw the past away
You might need it some rainy day
Dreams can come true again
When everything old is new again

These popular lyrics, from the 1974 movie “All That Jazz,” reflect the continual push by society to tap into something unique, even when it seems that everything has been done before.”

It’s […]

24 January, 2020

Optimum Seismic’s Ali Sahabi Joins Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors

By |2020-02-06T14:35:02+00:00January 24th, 2020|Press Release|

Optimum Seismic, Inc.’s Chief Operating Officer, Ali Sahabi, a leading expert in disaster resilience and sustainability, has joined the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.

“We are excited Ali Sahabi is joining the Board of Directors, his passion for the region will complement the Chamber’s bold new strategic […]

23 January, 2020

Are California’s Hospitals Ready for An Earthquake

By |2020-03-06T15:41:16+00:00January 23rd, 2020|Related News|

Many hospitals fit the criteria and are not ready for the “Big One”. The Seismic Safety Act originally gave hospitals until 2008 to make their buildings safe in a major quake. Many hospitals applied for an extension until January 1st, 2020 and have now applied and been granted new extensions, […]

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