01/14/2025NJ Atlas of Disaster Monthly Speaker SeriesThe NJ Atlas of Disaster Monthly Briefing will focus on providing exclusive updates on Rebuild by Design’s NJ Atlas of Disaster and our rela…
01/13/2025Federation of American Scientists Unveils Federal Policy Agenda for Tackling Extreme Heat; Supported by 60+ OrganizationsFAS: The Federation of American Scientists (FAS), a non-partisan, nonprofit science think tank dedicated to developing evidence-based polici…
01/13/2025Environment Federation of American Scientists Unveils Federal Policy Agenda for Tackling Extreme Heat; Supported by 60+ OrganizationsAnnouncement Comes as 2024 is Officially Declared Hottest Year on Record; Lingering Effects of Extreme Heat Fuel Catastrophic Wildfires in C…
01/03/2025‘A place for kids to play and a place to store water’: the stormwater capture zone that is also a playgroundThe Guardian: Caleb Stratton, Hoboken’s chief resilience officer, recalls how city officials asked him to lead the rebuilding and recovery e…
12/16/2024Flood Control as a Social Movement: Coastal Communities Adapt to a Wetter RealityHarvard News: Sandy’s arrival in 2012 accelerated the search for water management solutions that combined gray and green approaches. This hy…
12/02/2024Revitalising New York Harbor: The Billion Oyster ProjectGeographical: The benefits of breeding oysters and better sewage- disposal practices have already changed the course of New York Harbor life…
11/25/2024New York City’s ‘Living Breakwaters’ Brace for Stormier SeasBloomberg: Living Breakwaters, one of seven funded projects to emerge from the competition, addresses more than storm surge. It is designed …
11/13/2024Rainproof NYC: Recommendations from the Working GroupsThe “Rainproofing New York City: Recommendations from the Working Groups,” report documents the recommendations that came out of the working…
11/05/2024How Flood Defenses Can Enhance the Public RealmArch Daily: Superstorm Sandy inundated Lower Manhattan, causing billions in property and infrastructure damage. To protect against future fl…
10/29/2024Staten Island ‘Breakwaters’ Stand as Monument to Sandy and Speed Bump for Future StormsThe City: Less than a quarter-mile off Staten Island’s southernmost shore, eight rocky structures rise from the ocean and run parallel to th…
10/29/2024Resilient Transit = Congestion PricingNew York Daily News: Twelve years ago today, Superstorm Sandy made landfall and devastated New York City and surrounding communities. After …