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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Concrete buildings offer one example of more resilience

What kind of products can help optimize resources and contribute to low impact from the built and natural environment?

FM Global and UL listed assemblies with various approvals for hail resistance and fire durability. Miami-Dade County Wind Uplift ratings may also be available because the spray foam system glues the insulation and roofing system directly together.

The EIFS wall system may meet the Miami-Dade County requirements for hurricane resistance.

FEMA Flood (damage) resistant materials are provided when utilizing the closed cell foam insulation and polyurea coating at or below grade.

Using closed cell spray foam insulation provides an air barrier, superior thermal insulation, and racking strength.

A coated spray foam exterior roofing system is a hail resistant and FEMA Flood (damage) resistant material.

Using polyurethane foam insulation in doors, racking strength, impact and flood resistance are provided.

The foam core door may meet the Miami-Dade County requirements for hurricane resistance.

Using Polyurethane Reaction Injection Molding (RIM) around skylights, racking strength, impact and flood resistance are provided.

Sandwich Plate System (SPS) absorbs energy and maintains structural integrity.

Flood proof Polyurea coating

Other material examples

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With closed cell spray foam on the underside of the roof deck, this FEMA flood resistant material provides a secondary water barrier.

Add strength to roof diaphragm by using closed cell foam and the filet method to adhere the roof sheathing to the roof rafter framing, meeting Miami-Dade wind uplift requirements.

Racking strength and FEMA Flood Resistant material are provided when utilizing closed cell foam insulation in walls.

Add strength to the gable walls, increase uplift capacity, provide an air and moisture barrier, and limit wind driven rain entry by using closed-cell spray foam to create a sealed attic assembly.

FEMA Flood (damage) resistant materials are provided when utilizing the closed cell foam insulation and polyurea coating at or below grade, under floors, etc.

When using polyurethane foam insulation in doors, racking strength, impact and flood resistance may be provided.

The foam core door meets the Miami-Dade County requirements for hurricane resistance.

When using Polyurethane Reaction Injection Molding (RIM) around skylights, racking strength, impact and flood resistance are provided.

Exterior Insulation and Finish System (EIFS) assemblies may meet the Miami-Dade County requirements for hurricane resistance.

Key question

Imagine: The federal government has offered to match $ for $ local government, community and private initiatives that increase the resilience of Red Hook 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

Build new? Renovate existing?

Scale?

•  Shape •  Materials •  Elevation

Build Differently?

Build Strategically? •  Protection

•  Responsiveness

•  Element (e.g., wall) •  Unit (e.g., house) •  Community (e.g., block)

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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: John Fleck/FEMA photo library

Sources