Vernon, California — April 22, 2019
Optimum Seismic,Inc (www.optimiumseismic.com) Chief Operating Officer and Sustainability and Seismic Resilience expert Ali Sahabi, presents the economic benefits of retrofitting buildings to increase earthquake resilience on Wednesday, April 24 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The seminar will be […]
-Appeared on Apartment Association California, Southern Cities (AACSC).
There’s a saying in our industry, that earthquakes don’t kill people. Buildings do.
Yes, it is over-simplified, but the fact remains that earthquake threats to public safety are fundamentally linked to structural stability.
People get injured in earthquakes because a building […]
-Appeared on Apartment Association Greater Los Angeles (AAGLA).
It’s been three years since the City of Los Angeles started sending out orders requiring seismic retrofits of vulnerable soft-story and non-ductile concrete buildings.
Soft-story property owners, upon receipt of these official notices, were required to:
-Appeared on San Diego County Apartment Association (SDCAA)
Southern California this year observed the 25th anniversary of the Northridge Earthquake — a 6.7- magnitude blind-reverse thrust that in 1994 caused $67 billion in widespread damage.
It was deemed, and still remains, one of the nation’s most expensive […]
Nearly 150 years ago, an earthquake estimated at 7.8 magnitude struck California’s Inyo County in the Owens Valley killing 27 people in 1872.
The quake struck at 2:30 a.m. while most people in the sparcely populated area were sleeping. […]
-Appeared on Apartment Association California, Southern Cities (AACSC).
“Here’s who to thank that we all survived the quake on Friday,” a headline in the Anchorage Daily News read just days after the Nov. 30 2018 earthquake shook the region with a 7.0-magnitude force.
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-Appeared on Apartment Association Greater Los Angeles (AAGLA).
Anyone who lives in California knows that our state’s calamitous reputation for earthquakes is fueled by the intricate web of volatile fault lines that crisscross our landscape.
The closer you are to […]
-Appeared on San Diego County Apartment Association (SDCAA)
SDCAA Expo
Stop by Optimum Seismic’s booth or visit our presentation at the San Diego CAA Expo April 30 at the San Diego Convention Center for more information.
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-Appeared on Southern California Rental Housing Association.
Nobody likes to think about insurance, but it is important to guard yourself and your assets against the “what if’s.”
What if I get in a car accident? What if a member of my family becomes […]
-Appeared on Apartment Association Greater Los Angeles (AAGLA).
Earthquakes have baffled civilizations for thousands of years.
In ancient times, many civilizations believed earthquakes were the result of giant animals, angry gods, and giants.
We now know and understand much about our world’s mighty […]
