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.
4 March, 2020

San Diego’s Rose Canyon Fault Is Active

By |2020-03-06T16:18:46+00:00March 4th, 2020|Related News|

A new landmark study shows just how a fault running through the heart of San Diego poses a much more serious threat than believed a generation ago.

For more info, please read the original article by LA Times:
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-03-04/san-diego-earthquake-fault-danger

4 March, 2020

Does your apartment complex pass this earthquake safety test?

By |2020-06-18T00:48:36+00:00March 4th, 2020|AAOC, Earthquake Safety|

How vulnerable is your apartment to earthquake damage? Is it located near a fault, landslide or liquefaction zone?

The United States Geological Survey has published an interactive map online, (https://maps.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/EQZApp/app/) enabling the public to search by property address to determine the earthquake risks associated with specific land […]

3 March, 2020

Adaptive reuse can make the most of your seismic retrofit

By |2020-06-18T00:54:43+00:00March 3rd, 2020|AAGLA, Adaptive Reuse|

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

Los Angeles is one of the best real estate markets in the U.S.

That’s why, a growing number of local apartment owners are now looking at renovations called adaptive reuse to repurpose the living space in their buildings to […]

2 March, 2020

Earthquake Resiliency Can Protect California’s Affordable Housing Supply

By |2020-06-18T00:57:39+00:00March 2nd, 2020|AACSC, Earthquake Protection, Earthquake Resilience|

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

How would a massive earthquake impact California’s housing shortage?

The answer is obvious.  A major earthquake that hits densely-populated urban areas would make California’s housing shortage much worse.

Such an earthquake could take a heavy toll on California’s affordable housing supply, […]

1 March, 2020

Do you know the risks you face from earthquake damage?

By |2020-06-18T01:01:51+00:00March 1st, 2020|earthquake damage, earthquake preparedness, SDCAA|

-Appeared on San Diego County Apartment Association (SDCAA)

San Diego is earthquake country.

The region’s mountains and many of its valleys were formed by the San Andreas fault system— the tectonic boundary between the Pacific and North American tectonic plates, which run to the east of the […]

26 February, 2020

Optimum Seismic’s Ali Sahabi to Receive Philanthropic Service Award from The Greater Huntington Park Area Chamber of Commerce

By |2020-02-26T02:19:03+00:00February 26th, 2020|Press Release|

Optimum Seismic, Inc.’s Chief Operating Officer Ali Sahabi, a leading expert in earthquake resilience and sustainability, will receive the Philanthropic Service Award from the Greater Huntington Park Chamber of Commerce during its 114th anniversary installation dinner and awards banquet on Thursday, Feb. 27 in Steven’s Steak & […]

19 February, 2020

Oregon coast registers 4.5 magnitude earthquake

By |2020-03-06T16:13:10+00:00February 19th, 2020|Related News|

The coast of Oregon was hit with a 4.5 magnitude earthquake today.

For more info, please read the original article by KPTV:
https://www.kptv.com/news/earthquake-off-southern-oregon-coast-registers-magnitude/article_069c1b86-5372-11ea-8193-230110fcda0e.html

19 February, 2020

Is Your Business Resilient? Here’s Four Things You Need to Consider

By |2020-02-24T22:27:18+00:00February 19th, 2020|Earthquake Resilience, Seismic Resilience|

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 […]