2024 EERI Annual Meeting (2024AM)

Building Codes and Building Performance

FEMA NEHRP Support to Translate Research Results into Code Resources and Best Practices for Building Seismic Design, 10 min.

2026 NEHRP Provisions Update Committee Progress Presentation, 25 min.

Under FEMA NEHRP support, the Building Seismic Safety Council (BSSC), though its Provisions Update Committee (PUC) is currently developing the 11th Edition of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Recommended Seismic Provisions for New Buildings and Other Structures (NEHRP Provisions) for publication in 2026. The NEHRP Provisions have been serving as the starting point for the U.S. seismic standards and codes development for the past 40 year and the 2026 NEHRP Provisions are expected to be adopted by the ASCE 7-28, followed by the IBC 2030. The session proposes to inform EERI Annual Meeting attendees of progress updates on the NEHRP Provisions as well as provide an avenue for input.

2026 NEHRP Functional Recovery Task Committee (FRTC) Update Presentation, 25 min.

At the request of the 2018 NEHRP Reauthorization Act,  NIST and FEMA  convened a committee of experts and developed a FEMA/NIST Report (FEMA P-2090/NIST SP-1254) Recommended Options for Improving the Built Environment for Post-Earthquake Reoccupancy and Functional Recovery Time Report. In view of strong communitywide interests to pursue functional recovery for building design, FEMA NEHRP requested that BSSC’s formation of the PUC include a commitment to establish a specific Functional Recovery Task Committee. The Functional Recovery Task Committee Chair will provide a progress update on the work to advance the concepts of increased community resilience and improved post-earthquake functional recovery within model building codes.

Facilitated Panel Discussion on Seismic Safety, functional recovery, and beyond, 30 min.

The NEHRP Provisions Leadership Team believes the discussion from the diverse audience of the EERI Annual Meeting will greatly improve the development of the NEHRP Provisions as well as increase collaboration between Seismic Design Communities.

Panel participants include John Hooper, Robert Pekelnicky, and Ryan Kersting.