Washington Post: A 2% surcharge on property insurance policies, mandatory fees on the oil and gas industries, and holding a public referendum are ways a public-private group formed in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy recommends to pay for projects to protect New Jersey from the next big storm. In a report released this week, Rebuild By […]
NJ Spotlight: Hoboken’s four resiliency parks conceal massive underground tanks that can take on about 4 million gallons of rainwater. Amy Chester, the director of Rebuild by Design, the organization that drew up the parks, says early estimates show the tanks reducing local flooding by 88%, justifying the price tag of more than $230 million.
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In 2024, in an effort to address drought, wildfire, extreme weather, flooding, and landslides, Rebuild by Design partnered with Mithun and ETC, Inc. to provide technical assistance to Ahora, Inc. – a Puerto Rico based nonprofit – an the municipality of Guayama to submit an application for an EPA Community Change for Equitable Resilience Grant.
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In 2024, is Rebuild by Design partnered with One Architecture and Urbanism and eDesign Dynamics to provide technical assistance to Mujeres de Islas – a community-based organization on the island of Culebra -the easternmost island of Puerto Rico’s archipelago and one of the most vulnerable areas to hurricanes. The project looks to design interventions to
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In 2024, Rebuild by Design partnered with Marvel Designs and LERA Consulting Structural Engineers (LERA) to provide technical assistance to the nonprofit Corazón Latino to help them submit an application for an EPA Community Change for Equitable Resilience Grant. In this role, Rebuild led the planning behind the community engagement and development of the application
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The Daily Beast: The heat dome blighting huge swaths of the country isn’t going away yet, as the weekend shapes up to be another brutal scorcher. Weather forecasts project temperatures as high as 108 degrees in Las Vegas and 104 in Phoenix, while the east coast is roasting as well. Baltimore and Philadelphia were forecast to hit
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New York Times: There’s a reason heat waves feel hotter in New York City: Concrete. And here in the city, we have a lot of it. Our buildings, roads and sidewalks absorb the heat from the sun and then release it, a process known as the “urban heat island effect.” A 2023 study on the phenomenon reported
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Washington Post: Nearly a year after catastrophic flooding struck Vermont, the city of Barre confronts the overwhelming task of steeling itself for the next climate disaster. Two bridges need to be raised. Barre’s north end “literally needs to be rebuilt,” said Mayor Thom Lauzon, who was recently elected and now oversees the city’s recovery. Of the
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6sqft: The new park is part of the State and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development-funded Rebuild by Design project, which combats flooding caused by heavy rain, a phenomenon becoming more frequent due to climate change.
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The City: In 2023, 7,344 one- to three-family homes sold across New York City — over $3.6 billion in sales — occurred in places that face likely flooding before the end of a 30-year mortgage, according to a new report from the nonprofit Rebuild by Design. Those properties are located within or right near zones projected
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