Challenge Statement Resilience How can we make urban neighborhoods more resilient and affordable using advanced materials and systems?

In scope out of scope

In scope: Simple and advanced

materials available today, structure design strategies

at the building element, unit or community level,

direct and indirect methods, including

incorporation above the building code

Out: Completely theoretical materials, community

participation models

Out: Improvement

outside of resilience purposes

Expected Outcomes

Identify the gaps: Challenging & relevant

Co- create ideas/ solutions: Holistic and realizable

Action plan: Make a plan for sustainable investment to increase resilience Specify time frame, location/ area, roles and responsibilities and personal role/ commitment

Presentation to ‘Urban Experts’

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Red Hook is a mixture of apartment blocks, shops, industrial & storage buildings and houses

5 Source : Google Maps

Red Hook is a mixed use community

Power station

Bus Route Subway

One and Two Family

Multifamily Walkup

Multifamily Elevator

Multifamily Commercial / Residential

Commercial / Office

Industrial / Manufacturing

Transportation / Utility

Public Facilities & Institutions

Open Spaces

Parking Facilities

Vacant Land

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Red Hook is endangered by flooding, storms, ...

Virtually all of Redhook is in NYC Evacuation Zone for flooding (Zone 1).

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1. Water & Wind redirection: Flood barriers, dikes, culverts & pervious pavements are examples

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2. Connectivity during disaster – proactive & emergency options

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3. Communication –Early warning system? How to keep communication during disaster?

4. Power - How to make it more water & storm resilient, emergency solutions?

Should lines go

underground?

Should power have mobile backups?

Should we all have backup

batteries?

Should power lines be

underground?

Key question

Imagine: The federal government has offered to match $ for $ local government, community and private initiatives that increase the resilience of Red Hook’s non-building space while improving the long term quality of life. Put forward a series of proposals for the most impactful ideas to win matching funds

Key considerations

•  Pedestrian walkways •  Vehicular movement

2. Connectedness

3. Communication •  Overcoming phone lines •  Public direction

1. Wind / Water Redirection

•  Shoreline •  Pervious materials •  Barriers

4. Power •  Water protection •  Grid goes off •  Emergency units

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Red Hook Reference map

Red Hook, Brooklyn

150 years

All image sources own or these Creative Commons photos:

Slide 1 – all: Michael Fleshman

Slide 4 – all: jqpublic

Slide 7 big: Bert Knottenbeld small left: Beeldbank V&W

Slide 8 left: Florida Fish and Wildlife right: Ian Turk

Slide 9 big: Mark Giles small: Axel Schwenke

Slide 10 left: Tesla Motors middle: Grant Wickes right: Woodleywonderworks

Sources