You don’t have to live in Southern California to know the potential for natural disaster. But for those who do live here, it’s a matter of when, not if, you’ll experience the reality of life near a fault line. Seismic activity is particularly concerning for residential building owners. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
Nobody knows where or when the next major earthquake or disaster will strike. While there is clear evidence about the types of buildings likely to suffer damage from seismic shaking, it’s always best to assess your risks by having your apartment building inspected to identify its resiliency as well as […]
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Southern California got hit by some monster quakes this summer, thankfully with no casualties and little destruction due to the remoteness of the epicenters’ sparsely populated desert location.
But what if the Ridgecrest temblors happened here?
San Diego’s Rose Canyon […]
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September is National Preparedness Month, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency messages to help people protect themselves and their businesses against earthquakes.
To help apartment owners get ready for a seismic emergency, FEMA has set up a special QuakeSmart […]
All around the world, adaptive reuse projects are redefining and revitalizing downtown communities by making the most of what is already there.
What is Adaptive Reuse? Simply put, adaptive reuse involves the redesigning of interior spaces in buildings that have outlived their original purpose in order to better serve the […]
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 […]
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Last month’s 6.4- and 7.1-magnitude earthquakes were the largest this state has seen in the past 20 years.
Thankfully, due to the remoteness of the Ridgecrest area where they struck, there were no casualties and relatively little destruction.
What if […]
