{"id":58353,"date":"2018-04-04T15:26:44","date_gmt":"2018-04-04T19:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/?p=58353"},"modified":"2018-04-04T15:26:44","modified_gmt":"2018-04-04T19:26:44","slug":"joining-forces-in-connecticut-to-keep-storms-at-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/joining-forces-in-connecticut-to-keep-storms-at-bay\/","title":{"rendered":"Joining forces in Connecticut to keep storms at bay"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The multidisciplinary team project will help minimize flood risk and rising sea levels affecting Bridgeport, Connecticut. <\/span>
Image courtesy Waggonner and Ball<\/span><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Connecticut Department of Housing<\/a> has hired a team of architects, engineers, designers, and urban planners to create climate change and flood resilience measures, which will help minimize flood risk and rising sea levels affecting Bridgeport. The project, one of 13 awarded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development<\/a> (HUD), is part of the National Disaster Resilience Competition<\/a> (NDRC), a one billion dollar initiative to help communities recover from disasters and safeguard against future hazards.<\/p>\n

Catastrophic storms in recent years\u2014including Hurricane Irma in 2011 and Hurricane Sandy in 2012\u2014left streets in the seaport city flooded for days. The resulting impact weakened the community\u2019s infrastructure, hindering economic growth. The announced project\u2019s multidisciplinary team, comprised of WSP<\/a>, Arcadis<\/a>, Waggonner & Ball<\/a>, and Yale Urban Design Workshop<\/a>, will draft resilience strategies designed to reconnect communities to the water, create new uses for the city\u2019s waterfront, foster new development, and revitalize the city\u2019s South End community.<\/p>\n

\u201cTogether, our team can help outline flood risk reduction methods that will improve the viability of Bridgeport\u2019s downtown while creating a new amenity for its residents to enjoy,\u201d said John McCarthy of Arcadis.<\/p>\n

Waggonner & Ball, in collaboration with Yale Urban Design Workshop, will lead architecture, urban design, and coordinate landscape architecture, as well as support public engagement. WSP will handle project management, public outreach, civil and geotechnical engineering, and environmental assessments, while Arcadis will undertake numerical modeling and design of coastal flood risk reduction structures and interior drainage solutions, environmental assessments, and support community engagement.<\/p>\n

Integrated design features in Bridgeport\u2019s South End include:<\/p>\n