05/29/2025Project Raises Resilience in MeadowlandsConstruction Equipment Guide: Meadowlands Stadium area in NJ prone to flooding; NJDEP's $150M Rebuild by Design project aims to reduce flood…
05/27/2025FLOOD RISK = FINANCIAL RISK: NEW JERSEYAs sea levels rise and storms intensify, New Jersey faces mounting risks to its people, homes, communities, and economy. Nearly 1.3 million …
05/23/2025A Conversation with Amanda Devecka-Rinear from New Jersey Organizing ProjectJoin our session to hear our latest NJ research on flooding and financial risk, and learn how Amanda Devecka Rinear works to direct hundreds…
05/23/2025First Phase of East Side Coastal Resiliency Receives National Engineering Excellence Award From the American Council of Engineering CompaniesNYC: “The first section of the $1.45 billion East Side Coastal Resiliency project is a unique achievement that was completed ahead of schedu…
05/20/2025GLOBAL SPONGE CITIES: NYC SNAPSHOT | MAY 28Join Rainproof NYC and Arup for a hands-on session to reimagine NYC into a sponge: Arup will share insights from their Global Sponge Cities …
05/06/2025Kansas asked for needed disaster relief. Will Trump refuse like he did Arkansas?Kansas City Star: But a disaster here and a disaster there can add up. The “Atlas of Disaster,” a database from New York University, reveals…
05/06/2025Check out these amazing finds on this Staten Island waterfrontSI Live: The beach also has a fantastic view of the rock islands of the Living Breakwaters project in Raritan Bay. The rock islands aid i…
05/06/2025Best Practices for Voluntary Home Buyouts: Recommendations to NYS Office of Resilient Homes and CommunitiesIn partnership with national experts in climate migration, housing buyouts, and climate adaptation, Rebuild by Design published a white pape…
04/28/2025Hoboken’s parks were redesigned to stop floods. Could New York City’s be next?Fast Company: According to a study published today by Rebuild by Design, an organization dedicated to using design solutions to solve comple…
04/28/2025Loss of FEMA program spells disaster for hundreds of communities and their projectsAssociated Press: Disasters affect the vast majority of Americans — 95% live in a county that has had a federally declared weather disaster …
04/25/2025A new solution to street flooding? Hoboken could be the modelNY1: It’s become a regular occurrence here in New York City: A powerful rainstorm overwhelms the city’s infrastructure, causing flood damage…
04/22/2025NYC Parks as Climate InfrastructureNew York City’s Parks are not just recreational spaces—they are vital infrastructure that can protect communities, reduce urban heat, and ma…