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- HUD Launches $1 Billion National Disaster Resilience Competition Fri, 19 Sep 14, 2:29amThe U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is partnering again with The Rockefeller Foundation to help communities become more resilient in the face of increasingly severe weather from a changing climate....
- Have You Seen the New $125 Million Plan to Protect Long Island from the Next Superstorm? Fri, 6 Jun 14, 4:30amThere's been a great deal of talk about how we can fortify areas affected by Hurricane Sandy and make them more resilient, but now some of those ideas are a step closer to reality...
- OMA Receives $230 Million to Rebuild New Jersey Area Devastated by Hurricane Sandy Thu, 5 Jun 14, 2:00amResist, Delay, Store, Discharge: A Comprehensive Strategy for Hoboken from Rebuild by Design on Vimeo. The OMA proposal focuses on implementing resiliency through the integration of key infrastructural elements in order to...
- Living Breakwaters Project Wins $60 Million from HUD to Protect Staten Island Against Future Storms Wed, 4 Jun 14, 11:29pmLiving Breakwaters from Rebuild by Design on Vimeo. The proposed necklace of breakwaters includes a “reef street,” and micro-pockets that would be used as habitats for finfish, shellfish and lobsters. This infrastructure...
- MIT Receives $150 Million for New Meadowlands Plan to Protect New Jersey from the Next Superstorm Thu, 5 Jun 14, 1:12amNew Meadowlands from Rebuild by Design on Vimeo. The Meadowband frames Meadowpark and acts as protection against floods and provides a connection between towns and wetlands. It aims to combine transport, ecology and development....
- Rebuild by Design Awards PennDesign/OLIN $20M to Protect Hunts Point from Storm Surges Wed, 4 Jun 14, 11:00pmAn initiative of President Barack Obama's Hurricane Sandy Task Force, the yearlong national Rebuild by Design Competition challenged designers from around the world to offer research-based solutions that would boost the coastal...
- Rebuild By Design: Living Breakwaters Acts a Buffer Against Wave Damage in Staten Island Wed, 4 Jun 14, 11:29pmThe proposed necklace of breakwaters includes a “reef street,” and micro-pockets that would be used as habitats for finfish, shellfish and lobsters...
- Rebuild By Design Competition Winners Announced – $1 Billion Awarded to Protect East Coast From Future Storms Wed, 4 Jun 14, 7:25am"The winning proposals are truly transformative and serve as blueprints for how we can safeguard the region and make it more environmentally and economically resilient," said HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan...
- MIT Proposes “New Meadowlands” Plan to Protect New Jersey and New York from Future Storms Thu, 10 Apr 14, 4:30amHow would some of the nation's smartest minds approach the Eastern seaboard's increasingly dire problem of rising tides and storms? A team led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently submitted their proposed...
- 10 Designs Show How Sandy-Affected Communities Can Be Rebuilt More Resiliently Tue, 8 Apr 14, 4:30amRebuild by Design, a competition to find resilient solutions for restoring communities affected by Hurricane Sandy, recently unveiled its ten shortlisted designs...