Building Resilience

Introduction to the U.S. Resiliency Council

This short video provides an introduction to the US Resiliency Council, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization with the mission of establishing and implementing a rating system to measure the performance of buildings in earthquakes and other natural disasters.

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