tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39803406063186414442024-03-22T02:25:20.247-04:00AIA NY Design for Risk and Reconstructioncelebrating, promoting resilienceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980340606318641444.post-52178824752902885832013-04-30T10:07:00.001-04:002013-04-30T10:07:15.029-04:00New SiteDfRR is migrating to a new site. See our new look and content at <a href="http://designforrisk.com/">http://designforrisk.com/</a>.<br />
You can also like us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DesignForRisk">Facebook </a>and follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/_dfrr">@_dfrr</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980340606318641444.post-16464063326749690372013-04-12T05:53:00.000-04:002013-04-18T18:58:52.375-04:00Upcoming DfRR Earth Day Event<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>New York at Risk: On The Waterfront</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>SUNDAY, APRIL 21, 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM <a href="http://cfa.aiany.org/index.php?section=calendar&evtid=5701">RSVP</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At the Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Organized by AIA NY's Design for Risk and Reconstruction Committee (DfRR) & co-sponsored by The New York American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We’ve got 600 miles of coastline, water underground, water rushing at us from upstream, tidal currents rushing in from all around. We have one of the world’s largest natural harbors, from which an amazing port city grew. Even without a changing climate, we would have waterfront problems and just as many conflicting demands on our shores.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On Earth Day Sunday, a panel of design professionals will – no: must – consider current and future imperatives for our city’s bountiful but, in recent years, destructive waterfront.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>The panel will address:</b></span><br />
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">What is New York City’s hydrological cycle? How does climate change affect it?</span></li>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">What is at stake and what is at risk?</span></li>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">What constitutes good long-range policy for water on, above, below, and beyond the city’s surface?</span></li>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">What are the most interesting water-related ideas, proposals, and projects for the 5 boroughs, the city, and the region? Water’s edge, inland, and upland? Beach to wetland to building block?</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">All of DfRR’s programs address planning and design through the lens of what is at risk for New York City, how to avoid major episodes, and how to rebuild better after them. The committee presents experts and strategies to consider how the City’s form and buildings affect the health, safety, and welfare of its citizens.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><b>Welcome and Introduction </b></u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Lance Jay Brown</b><span style="font-weight: normal;">, FAIA, DPACSA, Co-Chair, Design for Risk and Reconstruction Committee</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Illya Azaroff</b>, AIA, Co-Chair, Design for Risk and Reconstruction Committee</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>James Russell</b>, FAIA, Architecture Critic, Bloomberg News</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><b>Panelists:</b></u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Jennifer Bolstad</b>, Founder, Local Office Landscape Architecture </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Walter Meyer</b>, Founders, Local Office Landscape Architecture</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Bonnie Harken</b><span style="font-weight: normal;">, AIA, President, Nautilus International</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Anthony Romeo</b><span style="font-weight: normal;">, AIA, Program Director of Park Programs, NYC Dept. of Design & Construction</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Claire Weisz</b><span style="font-weight: normal;">, FAIA, Founder, wxy architecture + urban design</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3pm - 5pm Panel Presentation & Discussion<br />5pm - 5:30pm Reception</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Price: </b> Free for AIA/ASLA Members and students; $10 for non-memebers</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>AIA CES:</b> 1.5 LU 1.5 HSW</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980340606318641444.post-18626000244522563342013-04-11T07:02:00.000-04:002013-04-17T07:09:43.100-04:00Announcing FEMA Coastal Construction Courses - April 15, 16, & 17 in Piscataway, NJ<span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 8.5625px;">FEMA Building Science and the FEMA New Jersey Joint Field Office are pleased to announce four upcoming course offerings for engineers, architects, code officials, and building inspectors from New Jersey and New York.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.142857551574707px; line-height: 8.571428298950195px;">When and What: </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.142857551574707px; line-height: 8.571428298950195px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.142857551574707px; line-height: 8.571428298950195px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.142857551574707px; line-height: 8.571428298950195px;">April 15, 2013, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (full-day course): Introduction to Coastal Foundation Design and Construction for Design Professionals </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.142857551574707px; line-height: 8.571428298950195px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.142857551574707px; line-height: 8.571428298950195px;">April 16, 2013, 8:00 am – 12:00 noon (half-day course): Introduction to Coastal Foundation Design and Construction for Design Professionals </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.142857551574707px; line-height: 8.571428298950195px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.142857551574707px; line-height: 8.571428298950195px;">April 16, 2013, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm (half-day course): FEMA Best Practices for Flood and Wind Mitigation </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.142857551574707px; line-height: 8.571428298950195px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.142857551574707px; line-height: 8.571428298950195px;">April 17, 2013, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (full-day course): FEMA Best Practices for Flood and Wind Mitigation </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.142857551574707px; line-height: 8.571428298950195px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.142857551574707px; line-height: 8.571428298950195px;">Where: </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.142857551574707px; line-height: 8.571428298950195px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.142857551574707px; line-height: 8.571428298950195px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.142857551574707px; line-height: 8.571428298950195px;">Rutger’s CAIT Auditorium </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.142857551574707px; line-height: 8.571428298950195px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.142857551574707px; line-height: 8.571428298950195px;">100 Brett Road </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.142857551574707px; line-height: 8.571428298950195px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.142857551574707px; line-height: 8.571428298950195px;">Piscataway, NJ 08854 </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.142857551574707px; line-height: 8.571428298950195px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.142857551574707px; line-height: 8.571428298950195px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.142857551574707px; line-height: 8.571428298950195px;">Cost: $10 per person per session </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.142857551574707px; line-height: 8.571428298950195px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.142857551574707px; line-height: 8.571428298950195px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.142857551574707px; line-height: 8.571428298950195px;">Credits: 3 NJ engineering PDHs for Half Day Session; 6 NJ engineering PDHs for Full Day Session. Certificates will also be provided for architects, code officials and building inspectors enabling them to coordinate credits within their own professions. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.142857551574707px; line-height: 8.571428298950195px;">RSVP: Register online and find more details at </span><a href="http://cait.rutgers.edu/cait/fema-wind/flood-hazard-course" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #006699; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.142857551574707px; line-height: 8.571428298950195px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://cait.rutgers.edu/cait/fema-wind/flood-hazard-course</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.142857551574707px; line-height: 8.571428298950195px;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.142857551574707px; line-height: 8.571428298950195px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.142857551574707px; line-height: 8.571428298950195px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.142857551574707px; line-height: 8.571428298950195px;">For additional questions, contact Bethany Allinder at bethall@rci.rutgers.edu </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.142857551574707px; line-height: 8.571428298950195px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.142857551574707px; line-height: 8.571428298950195px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.142857551574707px; line-height: 8.571428298950195px;">For more FEMA Building Science resources related to Hurricane Sandy, visit</span><a href="http://www.fema.gov/building-science/hurricane-sandy-building-science-activities-resources" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #006699; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.142857551574707px; line-height: 8.571428298950195px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://www.fema.gov/building-science/hurricane-sandy-building-science-activities-resources</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980340606318641444.post-14422046190531190272013-04-10T10:52:00.000-04:002013-04-13T11:02:26.644-04:00Upcoming Event: Comprehensive Coastal Communities 3C competition launch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.666666984558105px; text-indent: 48px;">The student group ORLI Operation Resilient Long Island will host the event <b>Raise or Stay: The Road forward Post Sandy</b> on April 25 2013, at 6:30pm at Steelcase NY, 4 Columbus Circle. The event will showcase student led post sandy initiatives from Pratt, New Jersey Institute of Technology and New York Institute of Technology. Speakers from NYC, New Jersey, and The American Institute of Architects New York will speak on how their local communities and organizations are dealing with Sandy. The event intends to bring together groups in the spirit of regional collaboration. A food and wine reception will follow the event and AIA CES credit will be provided.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.666666984558105px; text-indent: 48px;">The 3C competition calls for ideas for local communities dealing with raising buildings and their impact on the character of the community. Submissions must define the character of their selected neighborhood, design a housing typology, and develop a vision plan for the neighborhood. Proposals should strongly consider context and how their proposals will preserve and enhance the character of the local neighborhood. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.666666984558105px; text-indent: 48px;">Ideas from the competition will be translated into zoning proposals for specific municipalities after the competition.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.666666984558105px; text-indent: 0.5in;">The competition brief is available online and registration is open until June 30. There is no entry fee and registrants will receive a $20 gift card. Selected submissions will be featured in a publication and traveling exhibition. A jury will select award winners, which will be announced at the 3C Symposium October 10 in New York City.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b>DfRR Committee Meeting</b> @ The Center for Architecture</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">536 Laguardia Place New York, NY</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The NY League of Conservation Voters Education Fund and The Cooper Union Institute for Sustainable Design welcome you to find out where the candidates running for NYC mayor stand on critical issues like parks, clean air, stormwater management, traffic congestion and climate change.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980340606318641444.post-39352836671975639752013-03-30T08:18:00.001-04:002013-03-30T08:18:31.277-04:00"Sandy's Watery Wake-up Call"<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Check out the new Spring issue of Oculus featuring the article "Sandy's Watery Wake-up Call", written by DfRR co-chairs, Lance Jay Brown FAIA & Illya Azaroff AIA. The article discusses and explores steps that must be taken to prevent future loss and devastation.</span><div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the full article, click <a href="http://www.nxtbook.com/naylor/ARCQ/ARCQ0213/index.php#/22">HERE.</a></span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">MWA Waterfront Conference have played a proud role in fostering progressive new plans and initiatives for our harbor. The 2013 Waterfront Conference will focus on the critical opportunities for coastal flooding and climate change resiliency and the transformation of the waterfront that is occurring and must be utilized in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980340606318641444.post-74770069774827401472013-03-14T07:09:00.001-04:002013-03-14T07:11:30.955-04:00Fears of lawsuits held back Sandy help<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, 'Lucida Grande', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">The following excerpt is from a recent article featured in Crain's New York, where </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, 'Lucida Grande', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.285714149475098px; line-height: 22px;">Architects say state's tough tort laws are barrier to free advice after a disaster hits.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, 'Lucida Grande', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">"We had 400 people turn out, all ready to go, but in the end nobody here wanted to expose them to what could have been considerable litigation—thousands, and even sometimes millions of dollars," said Lance Jay Brown, co-chair of AIA New York City's Design for Risk and Reconstruction Committee, which put out the call to arms.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, 'Lucida Grande', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">For the complete article, click <a href="http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20130222/REAL_ESTATE/130229950#article_tab">here</a>.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980340606318641444.post-79563091265212180242013-03-12T08:11:00.000-04:002013-03-12T08:11:54.384-04:00Upcoming DfRR Committee MeetingMarch 13, 2013 Wednesday @ 6pm<br />
<b>DfRR Committee Meeting</b> @ The Center for Architecture<br />
536 Laguardia Place New York, NYUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980340606318641444.post-64622211294924758982013-03-01T07:17:00.000-05:002013-03-01T07:22:36.945-05:00DfRR committee members complete Hurriplan training.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hurriplan: Resilient Building Design for Coastal Communities is a two-day training course for planners, design professionals, state and local officials, and property owners. This recent session, held at Pratt Institute - Manhattan Campus, was conducted through The <a href="https://ndptc.hawaii.edu/">National Disaster Preparedness Training Program (NDTPC)</a> and sponsored by <a href="http://www.fema.gov/">FEMA</a>. In attendance were DfRR committee members, Illya Azaroff (co-chair), Jack Suben, Deborah Gans, Cynthia Barton, and Dean Sakamoto<span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980340606318641444.post-33047426694704749712013-02-26T08:31:00.001-05:002013-02-26T08:31:21.854-05:00Post-Sandy Recovery Grant Deadline this Wednesday<table border="0"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: times new roman,times; font-size: 12pt;">Last Friday, the Landmarks Conservancy was contacted by FEMA officials because of our work disbursing <a href="http://www.nylandmarks.org/advocacy/preservation_issues/the_conservancy_provides_assistance_to_historic_properties_damaged_by_sandy/" rel="Emergency Grants" target="_blank">Emergency Grants</a> in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. So far, the Conservancy has provided <nobr><a class="FAtxtL" href="http://e2.ma/webview/f5zvg/67b5de3dad25e5c7f96bef27af931a53?goback=%2Egde_4111488_member_217659587#" id="FALINK_3_0_2">grants</a></nobr> to nearly a dozen landmarked nonprofit and religious institutions damaged by the storm. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman,times; font-size: 12pt;">Officials
at FEMA were eager to know about these projects and were tapping our
knowledge about other post-Sandy restoration efforts involving historic
properties. They reminded us that the deadline to <nobr><a class="FAtxtL" href="http://e2.ma/webview/f5zvg/67b5de3dad25e5c7f96bef27af931a53?goback=%2Egde_4111488_member_217659587#" id="FALINK_1_0_0">apply for a grant</a></nobr> from FEMA is <strong>Wednesday February 27, 2013</strong> and asked us to help get the word out that the deadline is fast approaching.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman,times; font-size: 12pt;">They have the ability to help eligible historic landmarks receive funding through a <strong>$50 million</strong> National Park Service Hurricane Sandy recovery program.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman,times; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.nylandmarks.org/advocacy/preservation_issues/post_hurricane_sandy_-_fema_and_emergency_grants/" rel="On our website" target="_blank">On our website</a>
is information from the New York Joint Field Operation of FEMA
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980340606318641444.post-25652205119395755822013-02-26T07:10:00.002-05:002013-02-26T08:32:10.169-05:00Recent Lecture led by DfRR co-chairDfRR co-chair, Illya Azaroff presented and led the discussion as part of The Current Issues Lecture Series at the School of Visual Arts last week. The lecture looked and discussed pre & post Sandy preparations and responses.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980340606318641444.post-74568368142811711672013-02-08T11:44:00.002-05:002013-02-08T12:01:21.770-05:00Presentation on Construction Standards in Flood Zones and Procedures for Rebuilding After Sandy<span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.222222328186035px; line-height: 15px;">On January 22nd, 2013, <a href="http://aiany.aiany.org/index.php?section=committees&prrid=22">The Building Code Committee of the New York Chapter of the AIA </a>presented a practical course, <b><i>Construction Standards in Flood Zones and Procedures for Rebuilding After Sandy</i></b>. The presented course covers construction standards in flood zones, including new construction, substantial damage, substantial improvement, alterations, and repairs. Also covered, are the regulatory framework for design and construction in flood zones, including areas regulated by the NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation.</span></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980340606318641444.post-44988388796248138902013-02-04T13:53:00.000-05:002013-02-04T13:53:02.486-05:00Post-Sandy Mold Assistance Program Launches in New York City<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In partnership with Robin Hood and the <a href="http://www.redcross.org/" style="text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank" title="Launches in a new window">American Red Cross</a>, the <a href="http://www.nyc.gov/html/fund/html/home/home.shtml" style="text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank" title="Launches in a new window">Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City</a> is sponsoring the program, which seeks to remove mold in two thousand homes damaged by Sandy. Neighborhood Revitalization NYC, an affiliate of the <a href="http://lisc.org/" style="text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank" title="Launches in a new window">Local Initiatives Support Corporation</a>, will administer the program and coordinate mold remediation efforts, which will be performed at no cost to the homeowner by private contractors and nonprofit organizations. For more on this, click <a href="http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/news/story.jhtml?id=407900008">here.</a></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980340606318641444.post-74964631542178717862013-01-30T16:39:00.000-05:002013-01-30T17:25:52.468-05:00Updated Event: NYC's Post-Sandy Recovery: How're We Doin'?WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM — <a href="http://cfa.aiany.org/index.php?section=calendar&evtid=5369">RSVP</a><br />
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Three months after the ravages of Superstorm Sandy, this program brings together architects, government, and civic leaders to both report on the status and effectiveness of New York City and the region's recovery. The session will provide an opportunity to evaluate housing, neighborhood and open space clean-up and rebuilding initiatives.<br />
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On October 21st, 2012, AIANY’s Design for Risk and Reconstruction Committee (DfRR) fielded a similarly-constituted panel at the Center for Architecture to address the question: “After Disaster: How Does New York Plan to Recover?” Only eight days later, Hurricane Sandy devestated the region--an unprecedented challenge to the disaster-recovery systems that were described in October. This program asks: Do you think they worked? And what now?<br />
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DfRR has focused the Chapter’s efforts on disaster awareness and preparedness. It is an interdisciplinary committee of architects, planners, landscape architects, engineers, and related professionals and is a source for information, discussion, connections, and the most advanced thinking on risk, mitigation, and resilience.<br />
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<strong>Lance Jay Brown</strong>, FAIA, DPACSA<br />
<strong>Illya Azaroff</strong>, AIA<br />
Co-Chairs, AIANY Design for Risk and Reconstruction Committee<br />
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<strong>Denisha Williams</strong>, RLA, LEED AP<br />
Immediate Past President, New York Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects<br />
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<strong>Erica Keberle</strong><br />
Deputy Director, NYC Mayor’s Office of City Legislative Affairs, NYC Rapid Repairs, External Affairs<br />
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<strong>Bram Gunther</strong><br />
Chief, Forestry & Horticulture and Natural Resources Group, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation<br />
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<strong>Thaddeus Pawlowski</strong><br />
Associate Urban Designer, Office of the Chief Urban Designer, New York City Department of City Planning<br />
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<strong>Anthony C. Romeo</strong>, AIA<br />
Parks Program Director, New York City Department of Design + Construction<br />
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<strong>Dean Sakamoto</strong>, FAIA, LEED AP<br />
Urban Resilience Lab, University of Hawaii at Manoa<br />
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<strong>Ronald Schiffman</strong>, FAICP, Hon. AIA NYS<br />
Professor, Pratt Graduate Center for Planning, Pratt Center for Community Development<br />
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Participants will have the opportunity to contribute to the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City to support Superstorm Sandy relief efforts.The Mayor’s Fund retains no administrative fee, and 100% of donations are being dispersed to relief efforts and organizations. Funds will support immediate aid needs – including, food, water and hygiene supplies – as well as long-term relief and restoration.<br />
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AIA CES: 1.5 LUs | 1.5 HSW<br />
LACES: 1.5 NYS LA CEUs/ 1.5 HSW<br />
Price: Free for AIA & NYASLA members; $10 for non-members<br />
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<a href="http://cfa.aiany.org/index.php?section=calendar&evtid=5369">RSVP</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980340606318641444.post-64958212721740777182013-01-29T14:43:00.000-05:002013-01-29T14:46:52.462-05:00New FEMA Flood Maps Issued for NYC Region<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Updated FEMA issued Advisory Base Flood Elevation (ABFE) information & mapping is now available for Westchester County, New York and portions of New York City, in addition to the following New Jersey Counties: <span style="font-size: medium;">Atlantic, Bergen, Burlington, Cape May, Essex</span>, Hudson, Middles<span style="font-size: medium;">ex</span>, Monmouth, Ocean, and Union. Click <span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.region2coastal.com/sandy/abfe" target="_blank">HERE</a></span> for Link.</span></span></span><br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980340606318641444.post-65334719779519904142013-01-26T11:23:00.000-05:002013-01-29T11:49:14.331-05:00Tune in...Tune in to <a href="http://www.ny1.com/" target="_blank">NY1</a> this coming Monday 1/28/13 @ 8:30pm to view <a href="http://www.ny1.com/content/about_ny1/staff_profiles/345/budd-mishkin----one-on-one--host-reporter" target="_blank">Budd Mishkin</a>'s <i><b>One on 1</b></i> interview with <a href="http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/user/jacob" target="_blank">Klaus Jacob</a>. Discussion to include climate change and Hurricane Sandy.<br />
Click <a href="http://www.ny1.com/content/features/one_on_1/176115/one-on-1-profile--scientist-klaus-jacob-warned-for-years-a-storm-like-hurricane-sandy-could-hit-nyc" target="_blank">Here</a> for Link to Interview<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980340606318641444.post-5432804151005195002013-01-10T13:29:00.000-05:002013-01-10T13:39:14.874-05:00Upcoming Event<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><strong style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 20.78333282470703px;">Resilient Design: The New Imperative</strong></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Alex's SPARK will <span style="font-family: arial;">focus on </span>the <a href="http://www.resilientdesign.org/" style="color: #ee6600; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank" title="http://www.resilientdesign.org/">Resilient Design Institute</a> (RDI) which he recently founded. RDI</span><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"> advances practical solutions that can be employed by communities, businesses and individuals to adapt and thrive amid the accelerating social, ecological and climatological change being experienced today.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><br /><strong>Featuring: Alex Wilson,</strong> Founder, <a href="http://www.buildinggreen.com/" style="color: #ee6600; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank" title="http://www.buildinggreen.com/">BuildingGreen</a><wbr></wbr>, Inc. and Executive Editor, Environmental Building News & GreenSpec. </span></span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;">He has been at the forefront of green building and renewable energy for over three decades. </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;">Alex served on the board of directors of the U.S. Green Building Council</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"> for five years and was a founding member of the USGBC Research Committee.</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Alex was recently </span>invited to serve on the new <a href="http://blog.urbangreencouncil.org/2012/12/building-resiliency-task-force-kicks-off/" style="color: #ee6600; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Building Resiliency Task Force</a> <span style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">which was </span>created at the request of <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">N<span style="font-size: small;">ew York City</span></span>Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Mayor Bloomberg</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and is </span>being facilitated by Urban Green for the City of New York. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Task Force is taking an in-depth look at how to better prepare our buildings for future extreme weather events and infrastructure failures.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980340606318641444.post-76342498766111078432013-01-07T07:50:00.000-05:002013-01-07T07:50:33.976-05:00Upcoming DFRR Committee Meeting<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; line-height: 14.999999046325684px;">January 9, 2013 Wednesday @ 6pm</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; line-height: 14.999999046325684px;"><b>DFRR Committee Meeting</b> @ The Center for Architecture</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; line-height: 14.999999046325684px;">536 Laguardia Place New York, NY</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980340606318641444.post-72125405663645938612012-12-27T17:07:00.000-05:002013-01-30T17:09:33.195-05:00AIA Trains First 45 New York area SAP Post-Disaster Damage Assessment Volunteers! The 12/22/2012 training was initiated by the DfRR, supported by AIA national, and hosted by the AIANY Chapter.<br />
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Rick Bell, FAIA and Lance Jay Brown, FAIA welcomed and introduced the program and Dan Eschenasy, P.E., Chief Structural Engineer for the NYC Dept. of Buildings gave a lunchtime presentation including how NYC hopes to engage architects in the future. The day long program was expertly delivered by Rachel Minnery, AIA, LEEDac, Chair of the AIA Disaster Assistance Advisory Group. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Illya Azaroff (DFRR Co-Chair), Rachel Minnery (AIA Disaster Assisstance Advisory Group Chair), Lance Brown (DFRR Co-Chair)</td></tr>
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images from the AIA training of our first 45 New York area SAP post-disaster damage assessment volunteers! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SAP post-disaster damage assessment training</td></tr>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980340606318641444.post-51269141616991257632012-11-20T09:44:00.002-05:002012-11-20T09:44:53.854-05:00Get Help, Rebuild Better<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Deborah Gans, member of the AIANY Design for Risk & Reconstruction Committee (DfRR), has prepared an information sheet for wide distribution. The text is below.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">sample from pamphlet</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Full-service sites for help with emergency social and economic assistance such as Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), FEMA loans and temporary cash.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">CURRENTLY OPEN (check updated locations on nyc.gov):</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• Our Lady of Solace 2865 W 17 (At Mermaid Avenue) Brooklyn :10 am - 4 pm</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• Mount Loretto at 6581 Hylan Blvd. at Sharrotts Road, Staten Island: 10am-4pm</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• Ikea, 1 Beard St , Redhook Brooklyn</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• Holy Family RC Church 9719 Flatlands Ave Brooklyn</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">MEDICAL VANS: </span></div>
</span></span></b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">10 am - 5 pm</span></span></span><div align="left">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Redfern Houses</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1462 Beach Channel Drive -Redfern and Beach 12th</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Beach 41 Houses</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Beach 40th Street and Beach Channel Drive, Queens</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hammel Playground, 220 Beach 85th Street, Queens</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">St. Francis de Sales,129-16 Rockaway Beach Blvd, Queens</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Waldbaums Parking Lot,112-15 Beach Channel Drive, Queens</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Red Hook East and West,Coffey Park, 85 Richards Street, Brooklyn</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Our Lady of Solace</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2865 West 17th Street (at Mermaid Avenue) Brooklyn</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">239 Fingerboard Road, State Island</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">ALL SENIOR CENTERS have warming centers from at least 9 am - 4 pm. Additional Sites and updates can be found at </span><a href="http://www.nyc.gov/"><span style="font-family: inherit;">www.NYC.gov</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Lehman College: All Populations</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">250 Bedford Park Blvd W, Bronx, NY 10458</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Brooklyn Tech HS: Special Medical Needs Only</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">29 Fort Greene Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11217</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">FDR HS: All Populations</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">5800 20 Av, Brooklyn, NY 11204</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Park Slope Armory: Special Medical Needs Only</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">361 15 St, Brooklyn, NY 11215</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">G. Washington HS: All Populations</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">549 Audubon Av, New York, NY 10040</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">John Jay College: Special Medical Needs Only</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">445 West 59th Street, New York, NY 10019</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hillcrest HS All Populations</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">160-05 Highland Av, Jamaica, NY 11432</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Queens College: All Populations</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 11367</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">York College: Special Medical Needs Only</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">94-20 Guy R. Brewer Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11451</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Susan Wagner: HS All Populations</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1200 Manor Rd, Staten Island, NY 10314</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Tottenville HS: All Population</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">100 Luten Ave, Staten Island, NY 10312</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">food water blankets</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">CENTERS: open 12 pm - 4 pm</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• Redfern Houses Community Center, Hassock Street</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• Hammel Community Center, Beach 84th Street and</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• Beach 41st Street Community Center, Beach Channel</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Drive and Beach 40th Street, Queens</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• St. Francis de Sales, Rockaway Beach Boulevard at</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Beach 129th Street, Queens</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• Shorefront YMHA, Coney Island Avenue and Brightwater</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Court, Brooklyn</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• Our Lady of Solace Church, Mermaid Avenue and</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">19th Street, Brooklyn</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• Calvary Baptist Church, Hicks Street between Mill</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Street and West 9th Street. Brooklyn</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• Miller Field, Corner of Mill Road and New Dorp Lane</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Staten Island</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• Midland Beach, Corner of Father Capodano Boulevard</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">and Hunter Avenue, Staten Island</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div align="left">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">FOOD TRUCKS: 12 pm- 4 pm</span></div>
</span></span></b></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><div align="left">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">• Hammel Community Center Gymnasium</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• New Dorp High School Parking Lot Staten Island</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• Gerritsen Beach Fire Department, Brooklyn</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• Coney Island - MCU Parking Lot1904 Surf Ave</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• St Francis De Sales129-16 Rockaway Beach Blvd</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• Our Lady of Solace Church Mermaid Ave at 19th ST</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• Brighton Beach Site Warbasse Houses</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• Breezy Point - Fort Tilden parking lot by the firehouse</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• 1414 Central Avenue, Queens, NY</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• Our Lady of Grace at 100-05 159th Ave, Queens</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• St. Helen’s at 157-10 83rd Street, Howard Beach</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• West Hamilton Beach Volunteer Fire Department</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">10233 Davenport Court , Jamaica, NY 11414</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• Rockaway - Waldbaum’s Parking Lot</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• Mount Loretto,6581 Hylan Blvd,Staten Island</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><div align="left">
CLEAN UP</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">PROTECT YOURSELF</span></div>
</span></span></b></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">:</span></span></span><div align="left">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">• ONLY ENTER inspected buildings. Do not wander in the dark. Do not go alone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• WEAR protective clothing: gloves, masks,tyvek suits, boots. and respirators if there is mold. The water and material can contain harmful substances, chemicals, mold and dangerous items- like nails.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• VACCINATE if you are cut by detritus or come in contact with water or human feces with tetanus boosters and hepatitis A+B.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div align="left">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">TURN OFF </span></div>
</span></span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">the main power to protect yourself </span>and your service as the circuits dry out</span><div align="left">
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div align="left">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">ELIMINATE MOLD</span></div>
</span></span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">: it develops from bacteria </span>in the water and will ruin your home</span><div align="left">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• VENTILATE and DRY by opening the house to the air if possible. Dehumidifiers and heaters can speed the process</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• DISINFECT all surfaces with 1/4 cup chlorine bleach to 1 gallon water</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• REMOVE ALL WET CONTENTS even if you think it can be salvaged, do not leave it in the house to dry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• DISCARD all impacted food products</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• DRY OUT your walls and floors remove baseboard drill holes in plaster walls 2” above floor discard wet gypsum board to at least a foot above water level discard wet batt and blown insulation remove and clean rigid insulation</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">pry panelling at bottom to allow air behind it</span></div>
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REBUILD BETTER</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">WATER PROOF better:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• use pressure treated lumber</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• use non-paper faced gypsum</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• use cement board</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• use marine-core plywood</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• use closed cell insulation ( not batt)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• use vinyl tile ( not linoleum)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• raise outlets and utilities</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• vent the walls to prevent mildew</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• place “sacrificial’ use and finish on the ground</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• install flood proof grates and covers on foundation wall openings</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">SUPPORT better: </span></div>
</span></span></b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">for water and wind with</span><div align="left">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">• adequate foundation depth and reinforcing</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• adequate anchors and bracing</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• adequate nail and screw configuration</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• hurricane shutters and performance glazing</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• professional advice on all structural issues</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">POWER better</span></div>
</span></span></b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">:</span><div align="left">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">• separate electrical distribution above and below the Design Flood Elevation</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• Install a sub panel with GFI breakers below the Design Flood Elevation</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• consider emergency power generation by gas or gasoline</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• consider photovoltaic +battery for emergency light (not heat)</span></div>
<b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div align="left">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">HEAT better:</span></div>
</span></span></b><div align="left">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">• raise equipment off floor or to next floor</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• consider high efficiency systems like:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">VRV electric heat pump (can run on</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">emergency power)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Gas fired hydronic</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Solar Thermal for Hot Water</span></div>
<b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div align="left">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">PLUMB better</span></div>
</span></span></b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">:</span><div align="left">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">• install sewage back flow preventer</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• install low flow fixtures</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">BUILD BACK BETTER BIBLIOGRAPHY</span></div>
</span></span></b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">:</span><div align="left">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">• www.wbdg.org/resources/env_flood.php</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• www.fema.gov</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• Flood Proofing Regulations USACE 1995</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• Coastal Construction Manual FEMA 2000</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• International Building Code 2009</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• Flood Resistant Design and Construction- SEI/ASCE-24</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980340606318641444.post-68929729481635930262012-11-15T14:00:00.000-05:002012-11-15T14:00:11.630-05:00Reminder: Event Tonight <h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name">
Designing the City after Superstorm Sandy: Fundraiser & Discussion </h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by <a href="http://instagram.com/p/RYtQghtKAu/">andjelicaaa</a> via the <a href="http://blog.archpaper.com/wordpress/archives/49061">architect's newspaper</a></td></tr>
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JOIN THE DISCUSSION</h4>
Klaus Jacob - Geophysicist, Urban Environmental Disaster Expert, Columbia University (SIPA, EI/LDEO)<br />Rob Rogers, FAIA - Principal, Rogers Marvel Architects<br />Stephen Cassell, AIA, LEED AP - Principal, Co-Founder, Architecture Research Office (ARO) <br /><span>Cynthia Barton -<strong> </strong>Disaster Housing Recovery Plan Manager, NYC Office of Emergency Management (OEM)</span><strong><br /></strong><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>Moderator</strong><b>:</b> <strong>Michael Kimmelman </strong>- Chief Architecture Critic, <em>The New York Times</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">DETAILS</span></h4>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Thursday, November 15, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM — <a href="http://clients.criticalimpact.com/go.cfm?a=1&b=192309&f=e0e2ec2f766c21c1952d9b30dbcc9326efc535c982105ad2" style="color: #ff7900; text-decoration: none;" title="http://clients.criticalimpact.com/go.cfm?a=1&b=192309&f=e0e2ec2f766c21c1952d9b30dbcc9326efc535c982105ad2">RSVP</a><br />At the Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place </span><a href="http://clients.criticalimpact.com/go.cfm?a=1&b=192309&f=e0e2ec2f766c21c1952d9b30dbcc93264c6b95675dea2edb" style="color: #ff7900; text-decoration: none;" title="http://clients.criticalimpact.com/go.cfm?a=1&b=192309&f=e0e2ec2f766c21c1952d9b30dbcc93264c6b95675dea2edb"><span style="font-family: inherit;">[Directions]</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><br />
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DONATION</h4>
Suggested Donation: $10<br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">All contributions will be donated to the </span><a href="http://clients.criticalimpact.com/go.cfm?a=1&b=192309&f=e0e2ec2f766c21c1952d9b30dbcc93266d42a216156391c4" title="http://clients.criticalimpact.com/go.cfm?a=1&b=192309&f=e0e2ec2f766c21c1952d9b30dbcc93266d42a216156391c4"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #772929;">Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City</span></span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> to support Superstorm Sandy relief efforts. The Mayor’s Fund retains no administrative fee, and one hundred percent of donations are being dispersed to relief efforts and organizations. Funds will support immediate aid needs – including, food, water and hygiene supplies – as well as long-term relief and restoration.</span><br /><a href="http://clients.criticalimpact.com/go.cfm?a=1&b=192309&f=e0e2ec2f766c21c1952d9b30dbcc9326efc535c982105ad2" title="http://clients.criticalimpact.com/go.cfm?a=1&b=192309&f=e0e2ec2f766c21c1952d9b30dbcc9326efc535c982105ad2"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #772929;"><strong>RSVP</strong></span></span></a> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980340606318641444.post-55820653681593214932012-11-15T11:23:00.000-05:002012-11-15T14:00:54.751-05:00MTV and Architecture for Humanity Fundraiser for Jersey Shore Rebuild<span style="font-family: inherit;">MTV and Architecture for Humanity are working together to raise funds for the rebuilding of the Jersey Shore through an hour long fund raiser staged tonight on MTV. All funds raised will go to <strong><a href="http://architectureforhumanity.org/">Architecture for Humanity</a></strong>, an internationally recognized non-profit that led rebuilding efforts in post-Katrina New Orleans and post-earthquake Haiti.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">WATCH</span></h4>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">The cast of MTV's "Jersey Shore" - as well as stars from other top MTV shows including "Awkward," "Teen Wolf," "Teen Mom," "The Challenge," and "The Real World" - will be live in MTV's Times Square studio, calling donors to thank them for giving. Stars contributing messages of support who will be featured on-air include One Direction, Mac Miller, Pharrell, Kim Kardashian, Ne-Yo, Bruno Mars, fun., the Jonas Brothers, All Time Low, Sean Kingston and many more. <br /><br />"Restore the Shore" will also feature live performances from Gym Class Heroes (with special guest Oh Land) performing the comeback anthem "The Fighter," as well as "American Idol" Season 11 winner Phillip Phillips performing his stirring hit "Home." <br /><br />For more information, go to: </span><a href="http://www.mtv.com/specials/restore-the-shore/"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Restore the Shore</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Thursday, 11.15.2012</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">11:00 pm</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">DONATE</span></h4>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Do your part now. Donate $25 or more </span><a href="http://restoretheshore.indiegogo.com/" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> and receive an exclusive MTV "Restore the Shore" song bundle, which includes 30 songs from the past six seasons of "Jersey Shore." <br /><br />Or make a $10 donation by texting SHORE to 85944 (message and data rates will apply).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">LEARN MORE</span></h4>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Architecture for Humanity intends to help rebuild homes, businesses, and the boardwalk in Seaside Heights. After their 140 mile tour of post-Sandy New York and New Jersey coastline, the New York City Chapter and their Disaster Team have identified the following priorities:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• Repair of structurally sound intact houses and businesses so they can regain full functionality and habitability. $20,000 grants can get MEP needs for many of these buildings solved, for instance.<br />• Reconstruction of destroyed homes.<br />• Building back green: helping people identify sustainable strategies for coastal living, and developing strategies to mitigate or circumvent future destruction from severe weather events. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980340606318641444.post-51484980933132295032012-11-14T10:50:00.000-05:002012-11-14T10:50:42.868-05:00Reminder: Committee Meeting Tonight<span style="font-family: inherit;">DfRR Committee Meeting</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Wednesday, November 14th</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">6:00 pm - 8:00 pm</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">The Center for Architecture. </span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0