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In an effort to support community resilience goals, the concept of improving post-earthquake functional recovery time of buildings through development of better building codes has received significant attention in the last 5 years in particular, but the work to enable these discussions has been ongoing for the last 10-20 years if not more. Many stakeholders and industry groups like NCSEA, SEAOC, EERI, ATC, and ICC have been part of past and current initiatives to advance these topics through collaboration with federal government agencies like FEMA, NIST, NIBS, and NEHRP. This presentation will provide an overview of efforts to: quantify post-earthquake recovery time expected from current code provisions; develop building code provisions that target functional recovery time in addition to basic safety as part of the development of the 2026 NEHRP Seismic Provisions; and identify and promote other topics and activities separate from new building design that are critical to improving postearthquake recovery and community resilience. Finally, this presentation will seek to challenge and inspire the audience to consider ways to engage beyond traditional structural engineering research and design, and even beyond the development of code provisions, to advance these important ideas, to participate in public policy decision making, and to contribute to their effective implementation as a way of using our unique knowledge and opportunity to positively affect the world around us.