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A year and a half after Sandy’s devastation, New Jersey leads nation in construction job losses
After Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc on the East Coast in October 2012, pummeling the New Jersey shore in particular, businesses in 113 of 565 New Jersey municipalities experienced a combined total of $382 million in commercial property loss, according to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). As a hurricane and post-tropical cyclone, Sandy was responsible for 117 […]
April 28, 2014
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Home design with a tornado-proof core could serve as the blueprint for storm-proofing future communities
After seeing countless homes destroyed in three recent natural disasters, an architectural contest was held to attract specific storm-proof house designs for three impacted cities. New York City and New Orleans, affected by Hurricane Sandy and Hurricane Katrina respectively, both tapped energy-efficient winners in the Designing Recovery competition, sponsored chiefly by the American Institute of Architects. […]
December 19, 2013
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FDNY firefighters form a construction company to rebuild homes destroyed by Hurricane Sandy
Fire Lt. John Nolan recently retired from the New York City Fire Department after 18 years of duty, so he’s well-versed responding quickly in disastrous situations. So, when Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast in October 2012, devastating the communities of Rockaway and Breezy Point in the borough of Queens, Nolan and fellow firefighters went […]
December 12, 2013
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NYC building $38 million steel wall to protect subway from future storms
New York City’s Metropolitan Transit Authority is in the process of installing a two-mile steel wall to protect a line of subway track from future storm damage. “Constructing this sheet wall along Broad Channel will protect tracks from future storm surges,” according to the caption of the above photo from the MTA’s Flickr page. “Each […]
April 2, 2013
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Construction boom kicks in 5 months in Sandy’s wake
A report from USA Today from along the South New Jersey shore found that the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy has finally boosted construction in the area in a very noticeable way. The race is on to get the shore in the best condition possible as beach season approaches. And that has meant the return of […]
March 14, 2013
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Buffalo researchers to test how NYC’s old brownstones would fair in an earthquake
For years, folks in New York City gave little thought to natural disasters. That sort of thing simply didn’t happen there. But these days, Mother Nature is anything but predictable and Superstorm Sandy showed a large-scale, deadly natural disaster can happen absolutely anywhere. With that and a 2011 earthquake in Virginia that shook the East […]
February 14, 2013
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New York City plans to use $1.8 billion in federal Sandy relief to rebuild homes
Mayor Bloomberg announced on February 6 plans to use some of New York City’s federal Superstorm Sandy aid money to repair homes, install generators at public housing complexes and create new storm-resistant technology, the Associated Press reported. Among other plans for the city’s aid money are nearly $200 million in grants and loans for businesses […]
February 7, 2013
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Economist forecasts construction to add 140k jobs in 2013
Piggybacking off of news earlier this month that the construction industry added 30,000 jobs in December, a report from the Associated Press cites a forecast that projects the industry adding 140,000 jobs in 2013. Patrick Newport, an economist at IHS Global Insight, made the projection, noting what a massive improvement it would be over 2012 […]
January 29, 2013
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Senate passes $50.5 billion Sandy recovery bill
The Senate voted 62-36 Monday afternoon to pass a bill that will grant $50.5 billion in federal aid to those affected by Hurricane Sandy on the East Coast, the Associated Press reported. In the wake of the October 29th storm, 130 people were killed and massive damage to homes, public transportation and infrastructure all along […]
January 28, 2013
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New York reviews methods to prepare, respond to future disasters
The NYS 2100 Commission, a panel put in place to issue recommendations for how New York should spend some of the $60 billion it received to recover from superstorm Sandy that hit October 29, released its preliminary report on ways to harden infrastructure in case of future emergencies, The Wall Street Journal reported. Rockefeller Foundation […]
January 8, 2013
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New York needs $42 billion for Sandy cleanup
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Monday that his state needs $26 billion to clean up and restore after the damage Sandy caused and to prevent such destruction from taking place again, UPI reported. Cuomo, along with the state’s congressional delegation, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and county officials from Nassau, Suffolk and […]
November 28, 2012
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Sandy volunteers: In a war zone, a shoulder is as good as a hammer
In order to help clean up and repair some of the damage Hurricane Sandy wrought on the East Coast last month, many of you will no doubt volunteer. Good for you. Construction folks, their trucks, tools, skills and equipment are always needed after something like this. Having helped do the same after Hurricanes Ivan and […]
November 26, 2012
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