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.
17 January, 2020

What we learned from the Northridge Earthquake

By |2020-03-06T15:32:18+00:00January 17th, 2020|Related News|

The Northridge earthquake showed the vulnerability in the welded and bolted connections of what are called moment frames. Until then, they had been considered seismic-proof. And this wasn’t just at the Getty.

For more info, please read the original article by Curbed.com :
https://la.curbed.com/2020/1/17/21068895/los-angeles-earthquake-steel-buildings-getty

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16 January, 2020

Is Earthquake Weather A Thing?

By |2020-03-06T15:29:06+00:00January 16th, 2020|Related News|

Research geophysicist Brad Aagard from the United States Geological Survey Center says there’s no such thing. It’s just a common myth that earthquakes occur in certain weather.

For more info, please read the original article by KALW:
https://www.kalw.org/post/there-such-thing-earthquake-weather#stream/0

13 January, 2020

Haiti’s Earthquake 10 Year Anniversary

By |2020-03-06T15:26:13+00:00January 13th, 2020|Related News|

10 years ago a devastating 7.9 earthquake hit Haiti leaving their capital city, Portau-Prince destroyed in seconds. “A lot of money was spent after the earthquake, but the results are meager,” Haitian President Jovenel Moise told CNN in an interview Sunday.

For more info, please read the original article […]

12 January, 2020

Make it Last: Extending the Life of Today’s Buildings through Adaptability and Resilience

By |2020-06-18T01:04:09+00:00January 12th, 2020|Buildings Resilience, Buildings Vulnerabilities|

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,” hints at our tendency to grasp fleetingly at the latest trend —always believing that something newer and better will come around […]

9 January, 2020

950 Earthquakes Have Hit Puerto Rico This Year

By |2020-03-06T15:22:27+00:00January 9th, 2020|Related News|

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, there have been more than 950 earthquakes and aftershocks recorded on Puerto Rico since Dec. 31, though many were weak and could not be felt.

For more info, please read the original article by USA Today:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/01/10/puerto-rico-earthquake-swarm-tectonic-plates/4420857002/

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8 January, 2020

Case Study Shows Retrofits Saved Business Millions

By |2020-01-08T18:47:35+00:00January 8th, 2020|Seismic Waves|

January 2020 Newsletter.

California last year experienced two of the largest earthquakes to strike the state in 20 years and saw its deadliest and most destructive wildfire in history. These were jarring reminders of how vulnerable we are and how […]

3 January, 2020

Why San Diego Needs More than Just Early Warnings for Earthquakes

By |2020-06-18T19:46:59+00:00January 3rd, 2020|Earthquake Protection, Earthquake Safety, SDCAA|

California recently rolled out its early warning system throughout the state, including in San Diego.

The so-called ShakeAlert warnings are being pushed through two delivery systems: a cell phone app called MyShake and the same wireless notification system that issues Amber Alerts.

This is great news. The early warning system operates on […]

2 January, 2020

Earthquake Resiliency Gains Momentum

By |2020-06-18T19:41:52+00:00January 2nd, 2020|AAGLA, Earthquake Protection, Earthquake Resilience, Earthquake Retrofit, Seismic Resilience|

Five years after the City of Los Angeles enacted what was at the time the nation’s most sweeping earthquake retrofit law, progress toward resilience has taken a resounding leap forward.

A “safety revolution” is spreading along our streets and back alleys, with steel frames and strong walls fortifying buildings that were […]

1 January, 2020

The Risks of Evading Hazardous Substance Testing

By |2020-06-18T19:44:01+00:00January 1st, 2020|AACSC, hazardous material|

Many of us grew up in homes containing lead and asbestos, and as a result, we may sometimes downplay the health hazards these substances pose to humans and the environment alike.

We might feel tempted to bypass the rules by removing these contaminants undercover — hoping that no one finds out.

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