LOS ANGELES, June 28, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A free seminar on soft story apartment earthquake retrofits will be held on Tuesday, July 16, 2019, from noon to 2 p.m. The event will be held at the headquarters of the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles (AAGLA, http://www.aagla.org), and sponsored by Optimum Seismic Inc. (http://www.optimumseismic.com).
During the workshop, apartment building owners, property managers, realtors, and other attendees will learn the basic principles of retrofit engineering and construction, the economics of retrofit projects, liability for earthquake deaths and injuries, and how to minimize construction impacts on tenants and parking spaces.
According to Daniel Yukelson, Executive Director Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles, "Our relationship with Optimum Seismic has produced a model for educational seminars that have been very valuable to our membership tremendously."
"Installing earthquake retrofit improvements on apartment buildings, as well as commercial, industrial and office buildings, is cost effective way for property owners to protect their equity, income, assets and tenants," says Ali Sahabi, chief operating officer of Optimum Seismic and an expert in seismic resiliency and sustainability.
To register for this event, visit Optimum Seismic's website here: https://www.optimumseismic.com/upcoming-events/optimum-seismic-free-earthquake-retrofit-workshop-aagla-63439553412/ or call 833.978.7664. The workshop will take place at 621 S Westmoreland Ave #100, Los Angeles. Free parking will be provided in the rear of the building. Refreshments will be served.
ABOUT APARTMENT ASSOCIATION, OF GREATER LOS ANGELES
The Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles was formed in 1917 to provide advocacy at the local, state and federal levels of government, education to support the interests of owners, managers, and developers of multifamily rental housing, and promote the highest level of professionalism within the rental housing industry.
ABOUT OPTIMUM SEISMIC, INC.
Since 1984, the team at Optimum Seismic (State License #1012702) has been making California cities safer, performing full-service seismic retrofit engineering & construction services on multifamily residential, commercial and industrial buildings throughout the state. To date, Optimum Seismic's licensed, bonded and insured engineering and construction experts have completed over 3,000 earthquake retrofits.
SOURCE Optimum Seismic, Inc.
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