The group is recognized for developing a revolutionary “functional recovery” framework that advances seismic design and engineering practice beyond life safety by enabling post-disaster recovery and functionality of buildings and infrastructure in order to reduce damages, cost, and suffering. Demonstrating visionary leadership, they convened national experts, collected critical knowledge, and reconciled diverse perspectives to create a unique path forward for codes and standards to enable a more rapid recovery of the built environment and increase resilience of communities after earthquakes.