NAHB Best In American Living - Spring 2015 - (Page 12) Tools & Techniques AN Emergency Housing Prototype GROWS IN BROOKLYN Katrina and Sandy showed us that post-disaster housing is not up to par. Now there's a solution. By Matthew Hoffman New York City's population density and geography make it particularly vulnerable to coastal storms. Over eight million people live on approximately 305 square miles of land with 578 miles of waterfront. To compound the risk, the potential for severe storms hitting New York City is expected to increase due to more frequent, more intense, and more northerly storms attributed to global climate change. The city faces many challenges during and after such storms, but one of the most difficult is the possibility that hundreds of thousands of people could lose their homes. Superstorms like Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Sandy proved that conventional disaster housing solutions aren't adequate. In response, New York City's Office of Emergency Management secured funding from FEMA and the U.S. Army Corps of 12 BEST IN AMERICAN LIVING | www.bestinamericanliving.com PHOTOS © ANDREW RUGGE/ARCHPHOTO Engineers to address the issue. The city wanted to create reliable interim housing for people who could no longer live in their homes after a storm. The result: The Urban Post Disaster Housing Prototype, a solution that represents a critical step forward in the way cities respond to disasters. It streamlines the city's efforts, maximizes the effect of its resources through mass production, and provides expedient and environmentally-conscious accommodations to those in need. The multi-story, multi-family units can be deployed in less than 15 SPRING 2015 http://www.bestinamericanliving.com Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NAHB Best In American Living - Spring 2015 Contents NAHB Best In American Living - Spring 2015 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nahb/bal_2017spring http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nahb/bal_2017spring_v2 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nahb/balawinners_2016 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nahb/bal_2017winter_v2 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nahb/bal_2017winter http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nahb/ngbs_guide2016 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nahb/bal_2016fall_v2 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nahb/bal_2016fall http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nahb/bal_2016summer_v2 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nahb/bal_2016summer http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nahb/bal_2016spring_v2 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nahb/bal_2016spring http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nahb/bal_2016winter_v2 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nahb/bal_2016winter http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nahb/bal_2015awards http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nahb/bal_2015fall_v2 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nahb/bal_2015fall http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nahb/bal_2015summer_v2 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nahb/bal_2015summer http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nahb/bal_2014awards http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nahb/bal_2015spring_v2 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nahb/bal_2015spring http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nahb/bal_2015winter_v2 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nahb/bal_2015winter http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nahb/bal_2014fall_v2 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nahb/bal_2014fall http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nahb/bal_2014summer_v2 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nahb/bal_2014summer http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nahb/bal_2014spring_v2 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nahb/bal_2014spring http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nahb/bal_2014winter_v2 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nahb/bal_2014winter http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nahb/bal_2013fall http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nahb/bal_2013summer http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nahb/bal_2013winter http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nahb/bal_2013spring http://www.nxtbookMEDIA.com
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