Then HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan - who has trained as an architect and is married to Liza Gilbert, ASLA, a landscape architect - initiated the program to plan and design better climate resilience solutions. In response, President Obama initiated a task force, which led to the creation of Rebuild by Design, a novel program at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Sandy impacted 13 states along the East coast, causing the death of more than 100 people, power outages for 8.5 million, more than $70 billion in damages, and the destruction of 650,000 homes. During Climate Week NYC, they walked an online crowd of hundreds through two interconnected projects on the southwestern end of the island: Living Breakwaters and its companion on land - the Tottenville Shoreline Protection Project. On the 10th anniversary of Sandy, Smith, along with Pippa Brashear, ASLA, principal at SCAPE, and Donna Walcavage, FASLA, principal at Stantec, explained how designing with nature can lead to more resilient shoreline communities. Due to storm surges from Sandy, “several people in Staten Island perished, and millions in property damage were sustained.” A sophisticated mechanical system that uses heat recovery to feed heat gain energy back into the system is incorporated into the design to provide constant fresh air exchange.“Superstorm Sandy in 2012 was a wake-up call for NYC and made the city realize it needed to better prepare for climate change,” said Adrian Smith, FASLA, vice president at ASLA and team leader of Staten Island capital projects with NYC Parks. Natural ventilation is encouraged along the periphery with the use of a passive air ventilation system. This configuration permits the daylight to enter the facility on multiple sides. The roof of the outer perimeter housing the animals is raised above a lower interior roof plane, which covers other shelter functions. This provides higher performance in comparison to typical glass and maximizes the benefits of natural light. The building is sheathed in a highly insulating, translucent polycarbonate envelope. The main objective behind the design for the new Staten Island Animal Care Center was to create a high quality environment for the animals, staff and visitors. Once you can attract them off that boat, you got them here,” James Molinaro, the borough president, stated. We have 2 million tourists a year on the ferry, so we have a built-in audience to use it, and it’s a different audience every day. “It’s the greatest thing that has been proposed for Staten Island, especially on the waterfront. The Ferris Wheel is intended to capitalize on the Island’s amazing views of Manhattan and build up the Island’s visitor flow. While millions enjoy the free trip across the harbor on the ferry every year, few venture far from the boat. To put 600 feet in perspective, think bigger than the Singapore Flyer at 451 feet and the London Eye’s 450 ft marker, and much bigger than Coney Island’s Wonder Wheel at 150 feet. Talks are in the works of creating a giant 600 ft Ferris wheel near the Staten Island Ferry Terminal to generate activity for the waterfront. Staten Island, arguably New York’s most often forgotten borough, may finally be getting its moment in the spotlight.
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