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Recent flooding in Houston has increased focus on a 30-year-old program to buy out some of the area’s most vulnerable homes. Storms dropped 23 inches of rain on parts of southeast Texas, leading to thousands of homes being flooded in low-lying neighborhoods around Houston.
Heat created by underground structures is increasing the risk of damage to buildings, recent studies have found. Basements, train tunnels, sewers, and other underground systems are making the ground around them warmer, which causes soil, sand, clay and silt to shift, settle, contract, and expand.
The shift away from excessive parking requirements aligns with a broader movement, encouraging development of more sustainable and affordable housing.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued more stringent flood protection requirements for new and rebuilt homes that are developed with, or financed with, federal funds. The rule strengthens standards by increasing elevations and flood-proofing requirements of new properties in areas at risk of flooding.
New green infrastructure should be part of rebuild.
Nine architects, three interior designers, and nine contractors are involved in this $3 billion project.
The affordable housing complex was hit hard during Hurricane Sandy, leaving residents without electricity or water.
New floodplain maps and state code changes loom.
Updates provide guidance on how design and construction pros and emergency managers can work together to prepare for and respond to disasters.
New approach to resiliency examined in French Polynesia.
At the heart of Vincent Callebaut Architectures’ eco-neighborhood will be three 100-meter-tall Vertical Forests.
CallisonRTKL’s Nathan Cherry discusses hurricanes, the San Francisco waterfront, and how we can future-proof our urban waterfronts.
The building has achieved REDi Gold Rating, resilience-based design guidelines developed by Arup that establish a new benchmark for seismic construction.
Growroom’s spherical shape means it can also double as a covered outdoor public space.
