“Futurizing” Policies and Processes for Resilient and Sustainable Building Design and Construction Building rules and processes are designed to protect health, safety and the environment, but they can also govern design choices. Even as technology, engineering, and architectural innovations advance our goals, policies and procedural barriers often make advancement in building design difficult, time consuming, […]
Collaborative Research and Design for a Resilience Pilot Rebuild worked with the City of San Juan on a resilience pilot in the neighborhoods of Playita, Shangay, and El Checo to address multiple challenges the communities face. Those challenges include: stormwater and sanitary sewer systems, informal housing, and economic and health disparities. The resilience pilot informed
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Planning For the Future of Xochimilco In 2016, Rebuild by Design worked with the Mexico City office of Resilience and Keystone Partners to develop a collaborative research and design approach to help Mexico City develop a plan for Xochimilco, a UNESCO cultural heritage area, to address climate change, water challenges, housing issues, and agricultural and
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Program for a Climate Ready City In 2013, Rebuild partnered with the City of Boston and the Green Ribbon Commission to create a plan to address five specific elements: climate forecast consensus, vulnerability assessment, place-based design interventions, climate preparedness governance, and resilience standards. After more than two dozen interviews with local and state agencies, partners,
Rebuild worked with the Centre for Liveable Cities (CLC)– a government operated NGO whose mission is “to distill, create and share knowledge on liveable and sustainable cities” by using Research, Capability Development, Advisory and Knowledge Platforms – on a project developed to build collaborations and mobilize collective citizen action at the neighborhood-level, towards understanding climate
For the first time in human history, half the world’s population is concentrated in cities. At the same time, the intertwined threads of urbanization, globalization, and climate change are presenting both opportunities and unprecedented challenges that cities are often unprepared to face. 100 Resilient Cities and Rebuild by Design have developed a joint exhibit showcasing
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Rebuild by Design has won the American Institute of Architects New York Chapter 2014 Community Development Award! In her letter nominating Rebuild by Design for the Award, Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer wrote: “The unprecedented scale of the devastation caused by Superstorm Sandy was a wakeup call for Hoboken. It became increasingly clear that the city’s future depended on urgently
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At the New York Planning Federation’s recent 77th Annual Planning & Zoning Conference, held at The Sagamore Resort in Bolton Landing, NY, Rebuild by Design was honored with the Heissenbuttel Award for Planning Excellence. The award is given each year to an individual, municipality or agency for outstanding accomplishment in the planning field and is named in
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