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.
6 August, 2019

Optimum Seismic Participates in AIA’s Seismic Resiliency Symposium

By |2019-08-06T16:40:13+00:00August 6th, 2019|Optimum Seismic, Optimum seismic in the news, Seismic Resilience|

As a national advocate for safer cities throughout the United States, Optimum Seismic Chief Operating Officer Ali Sahabi participated last month in the American Institute of Architects Oregon’s URM Seismic Resilience Symposium.

The three-day event, held July 18-20 at Portland State University, featured two days of presentations from prominent engineers and […]

5 August, 2019

Long Beach officials are urging city staff to work more quickly to establish a database

By |2019-08-06T00:00:57+00:00August 5th, 2019|Related News|

After the recent earthquakes in Ridgecrest, the city of Long Beach is trying to establish a database of the buildings that are at risked in an event of a major earthquake. The mayor of Long Beach said, “I just inquired about this database with our leadership team – you can […]

5 August, 2019

6.3 magnitude earthquake hit the coast of Japan

By |2019-08-05T16:59:40+00:00August 5th, 2019|Related News|

A massive 6.3 earthquake hit off the coast of Japan near Fukushima on Sunday evening. People reported feeling the quake in the capital, Tokyo. No report were immediate reports of damage, and no tsunami alert was issued.

For more info, please read the original article by AccuWeather:
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2 August, 2019

Earthquake strikes off Indonesia’s coast

By |2019-08-02T17:02:45+00:00August 2nd, 2019|Related News|

On Friday, Indonesia’s coast was hit with a 6.8 earthquake. It was centered 94 miles from Banten province off the island’s southwest coast. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not issue a tsunami warning, after the quake but Indonesian authorities issued their own. They advise people living in coastal areas […]

1 August, 2019

SoCal Quakes Remind us of Risks of Seismic Devastation

By |2019-08-01T23:25:55+00:00August 1st, 2019|AACSC, Optimum Seismic|

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

Southern California got hit by some monster quakes last month, thankfully with no casualties and little destruction due to the remoteness of the epicenters’ sparsely populated desert location.

The 6.4- and 7.1-magnitude temblors may have occurred in Ridgecrest, but they […]

1 August, 2019

Three Tips to Getting the Most from Your Retrofit

By |2019-08-01T23:26:14+00:00August 1st, 2019|AAGLA, Earthquake Retrofit, Seismic Retrofit, tips|

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

Chances are you felt at least one of the many earthquakes that rattled Southern California last month.

The initial 6.4-magnitude quake near the desert community of Ridgecrest was just a precursor to a larger 7.1-magnitude giant, with many other quakes […]

31 July, 2019

El Salvador hit with a 5.9 earthquake

By |2019-07-31T18:28:36+00:00July 31st, 2019|Related News|

A 5.9 earthquake hit El Salvador. So far, no reports of any significant damage. No tsunami warning has been issued.

For more info, please read the original article by Express UK:
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1159939/Earthquake-El-Salvador-today-now-magnitude-USGS

25 July, 2019

Earthquakes in California caused $200 million in property damage

By |2019-07-25T18:13:53+00:00July 25th, 2019|Related News|

The earthquakes that began in early July have caused about $200 million in property damage. The estimate doesn’t include damage to infrastructure. According to Karen Clark and Co less than $40 million of the damage will be covered by them, estimated as little as 20 % of residents in the […]

23 July, 2019

Santa Monica Business Disaster Resilience Forum to Address Earthquakes and Other Natural Hazards

By |2019-07-30T17:01:12+00:00July 23rd, 2019|Press Release|

A Santa Monica Business Resilience Forum will be held at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, East Wing,1855 Main Street, on Wednesday, August 7, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

In the aftermath of the recent 7.1 earthquake in Ridgecrest and widespread destruction last fire season in surrounding areas, leading experts at […]

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