Appendix A

THE BUILDING SEISMIC

SAFETY COUNCIL

The purpose of the Building Seismic Safety Council is to enhance the public's safety by providing a
national forum to foster improved seismic safety provisions for use by the building community. For the
purposes of the Council, the building community is taken to include all those involved in the planning,
design, construction, regulation, and utilization of buildings.

To achieve its purposes, the Council shall conduct activities and provide the leadership needed to:

1. Promote development of seismic safety provisions suitable for use throughout the United States;

2. Recommend, encourage, and promote adoption of appropriate seismic safety provisions in

voluntary standards and model codes;

3. Assess implementation progress by federal, state, and local regulatory and construction agencies;

4. Identify opportunities for the improvement of seismic regulations and practices and encourage
public and private organizations to effect such improvements;

5. Promote the development of training and educational courses and materials for use by design
professionals, builders, building regulatory officials, elected officials, industry representatives,
other members of the building community and the public.

6. Provide advice to governmental bodies on their programs of research, development, and

implementation; and

7. Periodically review and evaluate research findings, practice, and experience and make
recommendations for incorporation into seismic design practices.

The scope of the Council's activities encompasses seismic safety of structures with explicit consideration
and assessment of the social, technical, administrative, political, legal, and economic implications of its
deliberations and recommendations.

Achievement of the Council's purpose is important to all in the public and private sectors. Council
activities will provide an opportunity for participation by those at interest, including local, State, and
Federal Government, voluntary organizations, business, industry, the design professions, the construction
industry, the research community and the public. Regional and local differences in the nature and
magnitude of potentially hazardous earthquake events require a flexible approach adaptable to the relative
risk, resources and capabilities of each community. The Council recognizes that appropriate earthquake
hazard reduction measures and initiatives should be adopted by existing organizations and institutions and
incorporated into their legislation, regulations, practices, rules, codes, relief procedures and loan

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requirements, whenever possible, so that these measures and initiatives become part of established
activities rather than being superposed as separate and additional.

The Council is established as a voluntary advisory, facilitative council of the National Institute of
Building Sciences, a nonprofit corporation incorporated in the District of Columbia, under the authority
given the Institute by the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, (Public Law 93-383), Title
VIII, in furtherance of the objectives of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (Public Law 95-
124) and in support of the President's National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, June 22, 1978.

2005-2006 BSSC BOARD OF DIRECTION

Chair -- Jim W. Sealy, FAIA, Architect/Consultant, Dallas, TX

Vice Chair -- David Bonneville, Degenkolb Engineers, San Francisco, California

Secretary -- Jim Rinner, Project Manager II, Kitchell CEM, Sacramento, California

Ex-Officio Mem ber -- Charles Thornton, Chairman/Principal, Thornton-Tomasetti Group, Inc., New
York, New York

Members
Edwin Dean, Nishkian Dean, Portland, Oregon
Bradford K. Douglas, Director of Engineering, American Forest and Paper Association, Washington,
D.C.
Cynthia J. Duncan, Director of Specifications, American Institute of Steel Construction, Chicago, Illinois
Henry Green, Executive Director, Bureau of Construction Codes and Fire Safety, State of Michigan,
Department of Labor and Economic Growth, Lansing, Michigan (representing the National Institute of
Building Sciences)
Jay W. Larson, American Iron and Steel Institute, Betlehem, Pennsylvania
Joseph Messersmith, Coordinating Manager, Regional Code Services, Portland Cement Association,
Rockville, Virginia (representing the Portland Cement Association)
Ronald E. Piester, Assistant Director for Code Development, New York State, Department of State,
Kinderhook, New York
James Rossberg, Manager, Technical Activities for the Structural Engineering Institute, American Society
of Civil Engineers, Reston Virginia
W. Lee Shoemaker, Director, Engineering and Research, Metal Building Manufacturers Association,
Cleveland, Ohio
Howard Simpson, Simpson Gumpertz and Heger, Arlington, Massachusetts (representing National
Council of Structural Engineers Associations)
Shyam Sunder, Deputy Director, Building Fire Research Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and
Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland (representing Interagency Committee on Seismic Safety in
Construction)
Charles A. Spitz, Architect/Planner/Code Consultant, Wall New Jersey (representing the American
Institute of Architects)
Robert D. Thomas, Vice President Engineering, National Concrete Masonry Association, Herndon,
Virginia

BSSC Staff
Claret M. Heider, Vice President for BSSC Programs

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Bernard F. Murphy, PE, Director, Special Projects
Carita Tanner, Communications Manager

BSSC MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS

Voting Members

AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Department

American Concrete Institute
American Consulting Engineers Council
American Forest and Paper Association
American Institute of Architects
American Institute of Steel Construction
American Iron and Steel Institute
American Society of Civil Engineers
ASCE, Kansas City Chapter
American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Welding Society
APA - The Engineered Wood Association
Applied Technology Council
Associated General Contractors of America
Association of Engineering Geologists
Association of Major City Building Officials
Brick Industry Association
California Geotechnical Engineers Association
California Division of the State Architect, Office of Regulation Services
Canadian National Committee on Earthquake Engineering
Concrete Masonry Association of California and Nevada
Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
General Services Administration Seismic Program
Hawaii State Earthquake Advisory Board
Institute for Business and Home Safety
Interagency Committee on Seismic Safety in Construction
International Code Council
International Masonry Institute
Masonry Institute of America
Metal Building Manufacturers Association
Mid-America Earthquake Center
National Association of Home Builders
National Concrete Masonry Association
National Conference of States on Building Codes and Standards
National Council of Structural Engineers Associations
National Elevator Industry, Inc.
National Fire Sprinkler Association
National Institute of Building Sciences
National Ready Mixed Concrete Association

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Portland Cement Association
Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute
Rack Manufacturers Institute
Santa Clara University
Seismic Safety Commission (California)
Steel Deck Institute, Inc.
Structural Engineers Association of California
Structural Engineers Association of Central California
Structural Engineers Association of Colorado
Structural Engineers Association of Illinois
Structural Engineers Association of Kentucky
Structural Engineers Association of Northern California
Structural Engineers Association of Oregon
Structural Engineers Association of San Diego
Structural Engineers Association of Southern California
Structural Engineers Association of Texas
Structural Engineers Association of Utah
Structural Engineers Association of Washington
The Masonry Society
U.S. Army CERL
Western States Clay Products Association
Wire Reinforcement Institute

Affiliate Members

Bay Area Structural, Inc.

Building Technology, Incorporated
City of Hayward, California
Felten Engineering Group, Inc.
H&H Group
HLM Design
LaPay Consulting, Inc.
Niehoff, Dennis, PE
Square D Company
Steel Joist Institute
Vibration Mountings and Controls
York, a Johnson Controls Company

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 BSSC PUBLICATIONS

Available free from the Federal Emergency Management Agency at 1-800-480-2520 ( by FEMA
Publication Number). For detailed information about the BSSC and its projects, contact: BSSC,
1090 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Suite 700, Washington, D.C. 20005 Phone 202-289-7800; Fax 202-
289-1092; e-mail ctanner@nibs.org

NEW BUILDINGS PUBLICATIONS

NEHRP (National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program) Recommended Provisions for Seismic
Regulations for New Buildings, 2003 Edition, 2 volumes and maps, FEMA 450 (issued as a CD with only
limited print copies available)

NEHRP (National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program) Recommended Provisions for Seismic
Regulations for New Buildings, 2000 Edition, 2 volumes and maps, FEMA 368 and 369

NEHRP Recommended Provisions: Design Examples, 2006, FEMA 451 (issued as a CD)
A Nontechnical Explanation of the NEHRP Recommended Provisions, Revised Edition, 1995, FEMA 99

Homebuilders= Guide to Earthquake-Resistant Design and Construction, 2006, FEMA 232

Seismic Considerations for Steel Storage Racks Located in Areas Accessible to the Public. 2005, FEMA
460

Seismic Considerations for Communities at Risk, Revised Edition, 1995, FEMA 83

Seismic Considerations: Apartment Buildings, Revised Edition, 1996, FEMA 152

Seismic Considerations: Elementary and Secondary Schools, Revised Edition, 1990, FEMA 149

Seismic Considerations: Health Care Facilities, Revised Edition, 1990, FEMA 150

Seismic Considerations: Hotels and Motels, Revised Edition, 1990, FEMA 151

Seismic Considerations: Office Buildings, Revised Edition, 1996, FEMA 153

Societal Implications: Selected Readings, 1985, FEMA 84

EXISTING BUILDINGS

NEHRP Guidelines for the Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings, 1997, FEMA 273

NEHRP Guidelines for the Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings: Commentary, 1997, FEMA 274
Case Studies: An Assessment of the NEHRP Guidelines for the Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings, 1999,
FEMA 343

Planning for Seismic Rehabilitation: Societal Issues, 1998, FEMA 275

Example Applications of the NEHRP Guidelines for the Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings, 1999, FEMA
276

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NEHRP Handbook of Techniques for the Seismic Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings, 1992, FEMA 172

NEHRP Handbook for the Seismic Evaluation of Existing Buildings, 1992, FEMA 178

An Action Plan for Reducing Earthquake Hazards of Existing Buildings, 1985, FEMA 90

MULTIHAZARD

An Integrated Approach to Natural Hazard Risk Mitigation, 1995, FEMA 261/2-95

LIFELINES

Abatement of Seismic Hazards to Lifelines: An Action Plan, 1987, FEMA 142

Abatement of Seismic Hazards to Lifelines: Proceedings of a Workshop on Development of An Action

Plan, 6 volumes:

Papers on Water and Sewer Lifelines, 1987, FEMA 135

Papers on Transportation Lifelines, 1987, FEMA 136
Papers on Communication Lifelines, 1987, FEMA 137
Papers on Power Lifelines, 1987, FEMA 138
Papers on Gas and Liquid Fuel Lifelines, 1987, FEMA 139
Papers on Political, Economic, Social, Legal, and Regulatory Issues and General Workshop
Presentations, 1987, FEMA 143
(August 2006)

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