Build it Green!NYC Opens a New Recycled Wood Sawmill Called BIG!Millworks in Astoria
Astoria, Queens is officially home to a new urban sawmill. Build It Green!NYC and Tri-Lox Workshop recently announced...
6 Smart, Flood-Resilient Home Designs Seen at NYIT's 3C Comprehensive Coastal Communities Exhibit
[gallery_extend] Operating in a similar fashion to a tide gauge, Esperanza Lucia Huerta’s Mantella...
INTERVIEW: ORLI’s Daniel Horn Wants Flood-Resilient Homes for All Coastal Communities Around the World
[gallery_extend] INHABITAT: To start off, can you tell us a bit about ORLI and the 3C competition? DAN:...
6 Innovative, Flood-Resistant Homes from the 3C Comprehensive Coastal Communities Competition
After suffering from millions of dollars worth of damage caused by Hurricane Sandy last year, Long Island is serious...
Sorg Architects’ Rockaways Water Dyke Concept Harnesses Surge Waters Themselves to Fight Flooding
Earlier this March, MoMA PS1 challenged designers to rebuild the Hurricane Sandy-battered Far Rockaways in a more...
Coastal Areas of NYC Could Be Underwater If Another Sandy-Like Storm Hits in 2100, Say Projections
New projections from the National Weather Service and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers predict that if carbon...
Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force Releases National Strategy to Prepare for Future Storms
The Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force was formed almost a year ago as an action tank to get storm-ravaged...
WXY+West 8 Team Shortlisted for Rebuild by Design Competition Aimed at Designing Resilient Coastal Communities
The WXY + West 8 team has been selected as one of ten teams to be shortlisted for the Rebuild by Design competition,...
Mayor Bloomberg Announces New Science and Resilience Institute for Jamaica Bay
This week, Mayor Bloomberg and Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced that Jamaica Bay will be home to...
SHoP Architects' Dancing Towers Break Ground on First Avenue and Could Be Storm Resistant
From a community that would double as a storm surge protector to flood-proof prefab beach buildings, NYC has...
See Photos of NYC's New Flood-Proof, Prefab Beach Buildings in the Rockaways
[gallery_extend] The view from inside one of the beach pod bathrooms is a lot nicer than what you might expect! After...
12 Things You Should Have at Home in Case of a Hurricane
[gallery_extend] Photo via Goal Zero A Solar Power Kit Most people don't typically think of solar power...
When the Beach Met the Bay: Plastic Mosaic Recalls Hurricane Sandy Destruction
[gallery_extend] When the Beach Met the Bay recalls the night that Hurricane Sandy submerged most of Long...
NYC Officials Unveil New Flood Zones Adding 600,000 Residents and Businesses to the Map
Yesterday, New York City officials released final updates to the city’s hurricane evacuation zones that include...
12 Things to Know Before Using NYC's New Citi Bike Share Program
[gallery_extend] 1. GET THE CITI BIKE APP If you have a smartphone, you can make your Citi Bike experience...
