Join the Bay Area Challenge in Richmond, CA on September 10th for a community celebration, where the ten winning teams will be announced. Attendees can learn from community partners around the region and hear the plan for the collaborative research phase. The event is a free, family-friendly BBQ, and a chance to meet the selected […]
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San Francisco Chronicle: With sea level rise expected to become a pressing threat here within decades, 10 design teams have been selected to map how the Bay Area can respond. Each team will receive up to $250,000 for its work, which begins this week and will conclude in May with adaptation strategies for 10 distinct
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Real Estate Weekly: Fresh of Hurricane Harvey, days away from Irma and five years after New York was battered by its own Hurricane Sandy, the real estate community is more resilient and prepared for a severe weather event. Many developers and architects were forced to re-think design plans after Hurricane Sandy flooded waterfront areas, leading
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FOX 5 News – After Superstorm Sandy hit, a handful of groups were tasked with creating ways to protect communities in and around New York against future storms. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development launched an innovative design competition called Rebuild by Design. “The idea was to get the best minds of the world and to
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CBC: The hurricane that has devastated Texas and Louisiana — and the catastrophic flooding in Sierra Leone and South East Asia — serve as sobering reminders of just how powerful and deadly water can be. As sea levels rise and so-called “once-in-a-lifetime” storms like Hurricane Harvey become more intense, communities around the world are scrambling to find
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Business Insider: Like most American cities that border an ocean, New York City is at risk for flooding due to sea level rise. Sea level rise not only threatens city infrastructure and the livelihoods of New Yorkers — it also poses a huge economic threat to the city’s five boroughs , according to Daniel Zarrilli, the city’s Chief Resilience
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NBC News: To some people, climate change seems like a problem only for future generations. But for residents of many coastal cities, the future is already here — in the form of rising sea levels and frequent, destructive floods. And the problem is only going to get worse. The latest research suggests that by 2100, up
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Tuesday, July 25, 2017 Knights of Columbus2985 Kenneth Place, Oceanside, NY 11572 Join the Project Team for the eight Citizen Advisory Commmittee meeting in July. Topics will include an update of progress for LWTB and an update of the designs for improvements at Hempstead Lake State Park. The Project Team has completed the 60% design phase of
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Wednesday, July 12th6:00pm – 8:00pmA+D Architecture and Design Museum900 East 4th StreetLos Angeles, CA 90013 On July 12th, we will be concluding our series of five public events for the Building Forward LA initiative. In our final session we will hear from various city agencies as well as continue the discussion with attendees. Details
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Thursday, June 296:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. P.S. 6, 555 Page Avenue, Tottenville The Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery invited the public to attend the seventh meeting of citizens advisory committee for the Rebuild by Design Living Breakwaters project. The public will hear an update and be invited to provide input on the Living Breakwaters and the Tottenville Shoreline
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