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.
4 October, 2019

Avoiding the Worry with Your Tenant Habitability Plan for Your Seismic Retrofit

By |2020-06-24T00:46:10+00:00October 4th, 2019|AACSC, Tenant Habitability Process, tenant occupied seismic retrofit|

-Appeared on Apartment Association California, Southern Cities (AACSC).

This article was originally posted on our company website. Optimum Seismic is a seismic retrofitting company based from California.

A key worry among apartment owners faced with any major renovation, repair or alteration of their building is the […]

4 October, 2019

A 5.0 earthquake hit Talkeetna, Alaska

By |2019-10-04T17:34:39+00:00October 4th, 2019|Related News|

More than 400 people from Denali National Park reported the 5.0 earthquake. It hit at 4:30 a.m. near Talkeetna Alaska.

For more info, please read the original article by Adn.com:
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/science/2019/10/04/early-morning-50-earthquake-near-talkeetna-felt-widely-in-southcentral-alaska/

3 October, 2019

Insist on Safety to add Value to your Seismic Retrofit Project

By |2020-06-24T00:53:13+00:00October 3rd, 2019|AAGLA, seismic retrofit safety|

-Appeared on Apartment Association Greater Los Angeles  (AAGLA).

This article was originally posted on our company website. Optimum Seismic is a seismic retrofitting company based from California.

Why it pays to select contractors that comply with professional and occupational standards

Construction, when done wrong, can be an […]

3 October, 2019

With hundreds of seismometers scattered across Washington, the goal is send a message faster than the seismic waves

By |2019-10-03T17:48:30+00:00October 3rd, 2019|Related News|

The state of Washington will finally roll out a ‘Shake Alert’ app that will give people seconds to fin safety ahead of a damaging earthquake. Before going live, researchers must figure out how to word the warnings and make them easy to read and understand.

For more info, please […]

2 October, 2019

Four Easy Steps to Selecting a Qualified Seismic Retrofit Company

By |2020-06-24T00:52:59+00:00October 2nd, 2019|SDCAA, Seismic Retrofit Companies|

-Appeared on San Diego County Apartment Association (SDCAA)

This article was originally posted on our company website. Optimum Seismic is a seismic retrofitting company based from California.

There has been a steady influx of startup companies sprouting up to capitalize on Southern California’s growing seismic […]

2 October, 2019

A 1964 Earthquake Might Have Unleashed a Deadly Fungus on the Pacific Northwest

By |2019-10-02T17:21:33+00:00October 2nd, 2019|Related News|

Two decades ago, a rare but deadly fungal infection began killing animals and people in the U.S. and Canada. To this day, no one has figured out how it arrived there in the first place. Now a pair of scientists have put forth their own theory: Tsunamis, sparked by a […]

30 September, 2019

How An Architect Who Designs “Half-Houses” Rebuilt A City

By |2019-09-30T18:26:12+00:00September 30th, 2019|Related News|

Alejandro Aravena, co-founder of the Santiago design firm Elemental, is an award winning architect known as a socially conscious problem-solver. He initially attracted international renown for his “half-a-house” approach to designing social housing, which is exactly what it sounds like Read the complete article reviewing his many innovative design solutions […]

30 September, 2019

Scientists Probe Northwest Lakes to Learn About Quakes

By |2019-09-30T15:32:39+00:00September 30th, 2019|Related News|

Multiple teams of earthquake researchers are looking in lakes to figure out how strongly the Pacific Northwest shook during great quakes in the past. It turns out lakes preserve a nifty earthquake record that can shed light on the next “Really Big One.” According to Oregon State University marine geologist, […]

30 September, 2019

Do HOA’s maintain earthquake insurance?

By |2019-09-30T15:29:52+00:00September 30th, 2019|Related News|

California law does not require HOAs to carry earthquake insurance, but boards should check their CC&Rs. Click open the article here for some great questions and answers covering possible options for having earthquake protection as a condominium owner in a home owners association.

For more info, please read the […]

30 September, 2019

Four Easy Steps to Guard Your Business for Disaster Resilience

By |2020-06-24T01:07:02+00:00September 30th, 2019|Buildings Vulnerabilities, Earthquake Resilience, Seismic Resilience, Seismic Retrofit|

If you’ve ever driven down the 405 freeway in L.A.’s San Fernando Valley, you have passed by the sprawling 95-acre Anheuser-Busch brewery where, since 1954, some of the world’s most famous beer brands such as Budweiser, Bud Light and Michelob, and more recent labels like Bud Ice, Kirin Ichiban and […]

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