IStructE - EEFIT lecture: Seismic design for functional recovery performance

In this presentation, Dr. Molina Hutt will provide an overview of the development of seismic design provisions for functional recovery performance as part of the 2026 NEHRP Provisions.

• The importance of functional recovery as a design criterion for new buildings - beyond life safety - including key definitions and foundational efforts supporting its codification.
• Technical aspects of functional recovery design, such as recovery categories, target recovery times, and ground motion considerations.
• Development of prescriptive design provisions for structural and nonstructural systems, along with other criteria necessary to achieve functional recovery performance.