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DFA’s flood-proof towers could survive six feet of sea level rise in Manhattan

Bob Leonard - Climate Risk Manager 02.28.2018

 

New York-based architecture firm DFA just unveiled plans for 19 cylindrical apartment towers that can survive six feet of sea level rise at Manhattan’s Pier 40. The towers are wrapped in lattice facades with lots of vegetation, and they’re designed to address the city’s lack of affordable housing and flood-resistant buildings.     Read the […]

 

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Hong Kong’s Multi-Decade Creative Solutions for Water Management

Bob Leonard - Climate Risk Manager 10.20.2017

 

  Read the entire article at CitiScope.   When it comes to water, Hong Kong is in a paradoxical situation. This city of more than 7 million people has few reliable sources of drinking water. There’s no major river or natural lake to draw from. Groundwater is scarce and difficult to reach. And the city’s hilly terrain […]

 

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