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.
17 February, 2020

Commercial and Multi-Family Income Property Owners to Attend Free Workshop On Earthquake Retrofitting

By |2020-02-17T21:08:29+00:00February 17th, 2020|Press Release|

Optimum Seismic to Inform Commercial Property and Apartment Owners How to Prevent Financial Losses, Liability, Deaths and Injuries from Major Earthquakes

Members of four leading organizations involved in Orange County’s commercial property and multi-family rental housing industries will come together on Wednesday, Feb. 19 to learn how to protect […]

17 February, 2020

California Tower at the San Diego Museum Reopens

By |2020-03-06T16:10:13+00:00February 17th, 2020|Related News|

The California Tower at the San Diego Museum finally reopens after going through a seismic retrofit. The iconic Balboa Park-based attraction appearance did not change on the outside.

For more info, please read the original article by NBC:
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/california/california-tower-finally-reopens-after-seismic-retrofit/2235882/

16 February, 2020

How To Prepare For An Earthquake

By |2020-03-06T16:08:11+00:00February 16th, 2020|Related News|

This article discussed how to start preparing for an earthquake. More importantly they discussed how seismic retrofits are a key part of pre-disaster mitigation.

For more info, please read the original article by Democrat Herald:
https://democratherald.com/news/local/earthquake-preparedness-where-do-we-start/article_de10ff87-57c5-52ec-b8e2-4b6fac30cb3d.html

15 February, 2020

How Will Seattle Do In The Event Of The Big One

By |2020-03-06T16:04:31+00:00February 15th, 2020|Related News|

At the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s annual meeting, experts say Seattle would be okay if the ‘big one’ would hold off for a little bit.

For more info, please read the original article by Geekwire:
https://www.geekwire.com/2020/earthquake-researchers-lay-latest-outlook-really-big-one-thatll-hit-seattle/

10 February, 2020

BIA SoCal, BOMA OC, AAOC, and Optimum Seismic conduct a Seismic Retrofitting Workshop

By |2020-02-11T18:06:59+00:00February 10th, 2020|Seismic Waves|

February 2020 Newsletter.

Seismic resiliency is not just about saving buildings. It is the key to ensuring that businesses remain open, people can continue to work and sleep in their own homes, and public services remain intact. I am honored […]

8 February, 2020

How The Shake Alert App Works

By |2020-03-06T15:59:21+00:00February 8th, 2020|Related News|

ShakeAlert is a USGS app for your phone, the USGS also feeds the data to Federal Emergency Management Agency, which distributes applicable alerts through the U.S. Emergency Alert System on mobile devices.

For more info, please read the original article by The Washington Post:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/02/08/californians-can-now-get-earthquake-early-warnings-their-phone-heres-how-alerts-work/

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5 February, 2020

Making the Most of Seismic Retrofits through Adaptive Reuse

By |2020-02-11T15:55:57+00:00February 5th, 2020|Adaptive Reuse, SDCAA, Seismic Retrofit|

San Diego is blessed to have many stately Victorian homes still keeping watch over the swirling sunsets sinking west behind the harbor.

These majestic and ornate structures, with their brightly colored facades, turrets, spires and wrap-around porches, were built to impress — reflecting the optimism and opulence of a society experiencing […]

4 February, 2020

A Precarious Link Between Homelessness and Earthquake Resistant Buildings

By |2020-02-27T16:02:02+00:00February 4th, 2020|AAGLA, Earthquake Protection|

California’s homeless population grew by more than 21,300 people in 2019. That’s an increase of 16.4% — more than all other states in the nation combined, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

No matter where you stand on this very complex and controversial issue, the fact […]

3 February, 2020

USGS Seismic Hazard Rating Climbs for SoCal Calling for an Increase in Earthquake Retrofitting

By |2020-02-10T16:05:44+00:00February 3rd, 2020|AACSC, Earthquake Retrofit, Earthquake Retrofits|

Earlier predictions of Southern California’s earthquake risk were dire enough as many as 1,800 deaths, 50,000 injuries, and $200 billion in damage with long-lasting social and economic impacts.

New figures from the U.S. Geological Survey are significantly worse: more than 1,000 dead in Los Angeles alone; major transportation corridors destroyed; water […]