Good Example of Floodproofing High Rise Office Buildings

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From the NY Times on Feb. 20, Landlords in NYC . An Interesting account of how owners of high-priced commercial office buildings have taken mitigation measures in light of future flooding.  If you have money and are smart enough to think ahead about the costs and benefits of mitigation, the high rises can be protected.

Earlier this month (Feb. 14), the posting dealt with the concerns of the mayor of  Hoboken, N.J. about how to assure flood migitation for high rise residential structures, for moderate income residents.

 

 

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