Miami Beach Convention Center receives a stunning LEED Silver makeover
Global design firm Fentress Architects and Arquitectonia have given the 1950s-era Miami Beach Convention Center...
National Weather Service claims 2019 flooding could cause record-breaking damage
The historic flooding that has been devastating the Midwest may be just the beginning of an ongoing trend. Last...
Trump threatens to halt federal disaster relief funding for California wildfires
President Trump has threatened to withhold federal disaster aid from California after a series of deadly wildfires...
Hurricane-resistant home uses resilient boat-building techniques to weather the storm
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, American firm Specht Architects designed the Beach Haven House, a contemporary...
FEMA contractor failed to deliver millions of emergency meals to Puerto Rico
Millions of meals never made their way to Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, according to Reuters. United States...
$30M contract cancelled by FEMA after supplies to Puerto Rico fail to arrive
A recently formed Florida-based company was granted a $30 million contract to provide vital supplies to aid Puerto...
FEMA scrubs statistics on Puerto Rico's lack of water and electricity from website
After Hurricane Maria — a category 4 storm — knocked out power for Puerto Rico’s 3.5 million citizens, the...
Puerto Rico could be without electricity for months due to Hurricane Maria
When Hurricane Maria pummeled Puerto Rico last Saturday with 155mph winds, hundreds of homes and businesses were...
Hurricane Harvey may have totaled up to 500,000 cars
Hurricane Harvey didn’t just devastate homes and businesses - it may also have totaled up to half a million cars....
Bates Masi Architects unveil tiny, daylit Beach Hampton House
The building was designed for a couple who purchased a quarter acre lot only 500 feet from the ocean over...
8 Years After Katrina Strikes, the Gulf Coast Shores up for Future Storms
Thursday August 29, 2013 marks the eighth anniversary of the day Hurricane Katrina's ripped into Louisiana, devastating...
TOTeMS Architecture's Conch-Shaped Casey Guest House Sits Lightly Among the Mangroves
It's not easy to build among mangrove trees, which have wild, sprawling roots, so the designers employed a specialist...
Reaction Housing System: A Rapid Response Flat-Pak Emergency Shelter
The main component of the Reaction Housing System is its Exo housing unit. The Exo is manufactured in two, easy...
KATRINA COTTAGE FOLLOW-UP
Good news rumbled out of Washington earlier this week regarding the Katrina Cottages. In an unprecedented step,...
