Resilient Design: Preparing for the Future Using Lessons From Hurricane Sandy

In a new building in the West Chelsea neighborhood in Manhattan, the first floor is four feet above ground and all electrical systems have been elevated. [Source]

Origin: nytimes.com

Category: Floods

Topics: elevated, systems, electrical, ground, above, floor, first, Manhattan, neighborhood, Chelsea, building, Sandy, Hurricane, Lessons, Using, Future, Preparing, Design, Resilient

Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/04/nyregion/preparing-for-the-future-using-lessons-from-hurricane-sandy.html?partner=rss&emc=rss