Ali Sahabi, GEC

Ali Sahabi

About Ali Sahabi

Ali Sahabi has been a licensed General Engineering Contractor (GEC) since 1993, and is a principal at Optimum Seismic, Inc. He has completed hundreds of seismic retrofitting and adaptive reuse projects for multifamily residential, commercial, and industrial buildings throughout California.
2 September, 2019

SoCal Quakes Underscore Local Risks of Seismic Devastation

By |2020-06-24T01:19:47+00:00September 2nd, 2019|Earthquakes, SDCAA|

-Appeared on San Diego County Apartment Association (SDCAA)

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 […]

2 September, 2019

FEMA Tips for National Preparedness Month

By |2020-06-24T01:17:23+00:00September 2nd, 2019|AAGLA, earthquake preparedness, Earthquake Safety, Optimum Seismic, Seismic Resilience|

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

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 […]

28 August, 2019

Earthquake Engineering Leader Optimum Seismic Joins Salute to Huntington Park Chamber of Commerce’s Latina Women in Business

By |2019-09-03T22:09:18+00:00August 28th, 2019|Press Release|

Optimum Seismic, Inc. an earthquake engineering company dedicated to making California cities safer, has announced its support for the Huntington Park Chamber of Commerce’s first “Latina Women in Business Awards and Conference.” The luncheon event will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 18 at 11:30 a.m. at the Bicycle Hotel and […]

20 August, 2019

One of the biggest questions in earthquake seismology is how earthquakes get started

By |2019-08-20T17:42:27+00:00August 20th, 2019|Related News|

According to a new research a lot of earthquakes we feel come soon after smaller ones. The new research offered insight into what happens before a small and large earthquake.

For more info, please read the original article by LA Times:
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-08-19/earthquakes-foreshocks-seismology-new-study

20 August, 2019

Prosperity through Preservation: Advantages of Adaptive Reuse Construction

By |2020-01-30T15:56:38+00:00August 20th, 2019|Adaptive Reuse|

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 […]

14 August, 2019

LA BizFed’s Freshman Policy Makers Reception Sponsored by Optimum Seismic

By |2019-08-15T18:59:31+00:00August 14th, 2019|Press Release|

A reception for some 80 freshman elected state and local policy makers and business leaders from throughout Los Angeles County has been announced by the Los Angeles County Business Federation (BizFed).

Representatives of Optimum Seismic, Inc., which is the title sponsor for the event, will be among more than 200 entrepreneurs […]

14 August, 2019

Check how powerful the earthquake would feel in your address

By |2019-08-14T16:57:52+00:00August 14th, 2019|Related News|

The LA Times and the USGS worked together to select 14 significant earthquake scenarios on faults across California. The map shows what may be the worst-case scenarios and it will show you how it would feel from the location.

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

13 August, 2019

Optimum Seismic, Inc. Sponsors Event for Apartment Association of Orange County

By |2019-08-15T18:49:43+00:00August 13th, 2019|Press Release|

A summer social and networking cruise in Newport Harbor will be held for members of the Apartment Association of Orange County (AAOC) from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, August 22.

Optimum Seismic, Inc., one of California’s leading earthquake retrofit companies, will serve as a Gold Sponsor of the special event.

“We […]

13 August, 2019

An estimated $2 billion in infrastructure repairs for the Naval Air Weapons Station in China, following the earthquakes

By |2019-08-13T18:05:30+00:00August 13th, 2019|Related News|

Last months earthquakes damaged the Naval Air Weapons Station in China Lake, the cost for repairs could top $2 billion, as reported by the Navy Times. The $2 billion is only for infrastructure only.

For more info, please read the original article by Fox 5 San Diego:
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12 August, 2019

Optimum Seismic, Inc. to Support California Building Officials Education Week

By |2019-08-15T19:06:11+00:00August 12th, 2019|Press Release|

Optimum Seismic, Inc. will be participating in the California Building Officials’ Education Week training program in Newport Beach from August 26 through 29.

“We are very proud to support the important training being offered by the California Building Officials’ Education Week program in Newport Beach,” says Optimum Seismic Chief Operating Officer […]