Mission Statement

LATBSDC’s mission is to reduce the risk of seismic damage and enhance the sustainability of tall buildings by advancing the state-of-the-art practice in structural engineering for the design of tall buildings in the Los Angeles region by (1) advancing the analytical techniques for the analysis and design of new and existing tall buildings, (2) interacting with Structural Engineers, local Building Departments and professional organizations to create consensus documents, and (3) providing an annual forum for the dissemination of information to engineers, building officials, researchers and students.