Nearly half of the U.S. population (150 million people) reside in portions of 42 states that are at risk of experiencing a damaging earthquake within the next 50 years. That’s according to the NIST-FEMA Special Publication Recommended Options for Improving the Built Environment for Post-Earthquake Reoccupancy and Functional Recovery Time.

In regions of high seismic risk, where an earthquake hasn’t occurred for some time, scenario studies predict deaths in the thousands, injuries in the tens of thousands, and hundreds of billions of dollars in direct economic losses, along with long-term, destabilizing impacts to community function.

Our nation’s seismic risk is largely mitigated through earthquake-resistant buildings, which are regulated by model building codes. Federal policy now calls for improving functional recovery of the built environment to increase earthquake resilience at the community level. Functional recovery design represents a significant shift from the current safety-based practice for the building design and construction industry.

Join us as we discuss:

• Seismic functional recovery
• Community resilience
• Lifeline infrastructure systems
• Importance of “building beyond code”
• Seismic design and construction of buildings and other structures

CMAA's Annual Conference is CMAA's flagship event which includes a comprehensive exhibit hall, plenary and breakout sessions, and the annual Industry Recognition Awards where our annual Project Achievement Awards, Person of the Year, and other individual honors are presented.

The annual High Performance Home Summit showcases cutting edge research and best practices of high performance housing. The time to dramatically accelerate the creation of high performance homes is now. EEBA can no longer be satisfied with (only) the dissemination of building science information. Through this Summit, EEBA will educate building professionals, with the goal that they leave our events inspired to effectively build and sell high performance homes at a far greater pace.

IIBEC’s premier annual event features over 17 hours of educational seminars, live product demonstrations, and a two‐day trade show.

Whether you are a code official, architect, engineer, contractor, PMG or fire safety professional, your participation is vital in helping to develop model codes and standards used in the design, build and compliance process to construct safe, sustainable, affordable and resilient structures.

Greenbuild is the world's largest conference and expo dedicated to green building. The ideals and passion of the green building community come alive at Greenbuild. The buzz is contagious. Greenbuild brings together industry leaders, experts and frontline professionals dedicated to sustainable building in their everyday work, and a unique energy is sparked. Participants are invigorated. Inspired. They find themselves equipped to return to their jobs with a renewed passion and purpose.

AGC Convention will focus on sharing solutions from experienced contractors and industry experts on key construction issues. Moreover, this conference is also going to talk about valuable new connections along with connections to shape the future of the industry and the association.

CSI National will be holding a national, in-person conference this Fall.

The CSI community is invited to gather in the heart of Nashville on Sept. 22-24, 2021 at the brand-new Grand Hyatt to learn and network with your colleagues and industry leaders.

Save the date to reconnect, live and in-person.

The AREMA Annual Conference in conjunction with Railway Interchange provides an excellent opportunity for members of the railway industry to increase their railroad knowledge, technical expertise, network and a forum for exchanging ideas.  

Professional Development Hours are earned for participating in the Conference and are subject to the individual state board’s final authority.

There is no other place where everyone who impacts the built environment comes together to find solutions. This year, BI2021 is even bigger. Anyone within the building industry is invited to attend. Sessions will cover a spectrum of developments in the areas of workplace, technology, resilience, and the challenges that COVID-19 brings to the built environment.