Climate Vulnerability and Risk Assessment and Design Thursday, May 31, 2018 New Ecology, Inc. | Boston/Hartford/Providence/Baltimore/Wilmington | Community-Based Sustainable Development New Ecology, Inc. | Boston/Hartford/Providence/Baltimore/Wilmington | Community-Based Sustainable Development
New Ecology, Inc. | Boston/Hartford/Providence/Baltimore/Wilmington | Community-Based Sustainable Development
Agenda • What and why? • Existing Resilience Tools • NEI’s Approach, Example Assessments, and Design • Communities, Governments, and Insurance • Workshop Exercise • Q&A New Ecology, Inc. | Boston/Hartford/Providence/Baltimore/Wilmington | Community-Based Sustainable Development
What is Resilience? Adapting to changing climate. Why now? Abnormal is the new normal. New Ecology, Inc. | Boston/Hartford/Providence/Baltimore/Wilmington | Community-Based Sustainable Development
New Ecology, Inc. | Boston/Hartford/Providence/Baltimore/Wilmington | Community-Based Sustainable Development
Predicted Disasters Rain and Snow Storm Tornado Drought flooding New Ecology, Inc. | Boston/Hartford/Providence/Baltimore/Wilmington | Community-Based Sustainable Development
Sudden Disasters Mechanical IT security Fire Terrorist attack failure breach New Ecology, Inc. | Boston/Hartford/Providence/Baltimore/Wilmington | Community-Based Sustainable Development
Chronic Hazards Pests Mold Extreme heat New Ecology, Inc. | Boston/Hartford/Providence/Baltimore/Wilmington | Community-Based Sustainable Development
What are the impacts? Loss of power Communications interruptions Building damage Evacuation Resident safety New Ecology, Inc. | Boston/Hartford/Providence/Baltimore/Wilmington | Community-Based Sustainable Development
Tools for Resilience New Ecology, Inc. | Boston/Hartford/Providence/Baltimore/Wilmington | Community-Based Sustainable Development
NEI’s Approach: Existing Buildings New Ecology, Inc. | Boston/Hartford/Providence/Baltimore/Wilmington | Community-Based Sustainable Development
Process cess Flo lood odHelpN elpNY • Eligibility survey and site selection • Pre — assessment intake • Site visit, data and photo collection, and automated report generation • Cost estimator and engineer quality assurance check • Counseling session with building owner and operator New Ecology, Inc. | Boston/Hartford/Providence/Baltimore/Wilmington | Community-Based Sustainable Development
New Ecology, Inc. | Boston/Hartford/Providence/Baltimore/Wilmington | Community-Based Sustainable Development
New Ecology, Inc. | Boston/Hartford/Providence/Baltimore/Wilmington | Community-Based Sustainable Development
New Ecology, Inc. | Boston/Hartford/Providence/Baltimore/Wilmington | Community-Based Sustainable Development
New Ecology, Inc. | Boston/Hartford/Providence/Baltimore/Wilmington | Community-Based Sustainable Development
New Ecology, Inc. | Boston/Hartford/Providence/Baltimore/Wilmington | Community-Based Sustainable Development
Co-Benefits Measure sure with h Co-Be Bene nefits ts • Insulation, Air Sealing, and Window Replacement • Heating and Cooling Energy Savings, Improved Passive Survivability, Improved Wind Load Performance, Improved Comfort, Improved Functionality, Reduced Maintenance Measure sure withou hout t Co-Be Bene nefits ts • Backup Generator • Increased Building Services, Increased Operations and Maintenance Costs New Ecology, Inc. | Boston/Hartford/Providence/Baltimore/Wilmington | Community-Based Sustainable Development
Co Co-Benefits: Benefits: Pas assiv sive e Sur Survi vivabil ability ity Source: Urban Green Council, “Baby It’s Cold Inside” New Ecology, Inc. | Boston/Hartford/Providence/Baltimore/Wilmington | Community-Based Sustainable Development
Co-Benefits: Cost Savings Solar PV + Battery Storage • Reduced electricity demand charges, backup power supply, more electricity generated on site used on site New Ecology, Inc. | Boston/Hartford/Providence/Baltimore/Wilmington | Community-Based Sustainable Development
Existing Building Case Study Cambridge, MA Recommended Measure Estimated Cost Water Sensors (2) $100 Deployable Pumps (2) $500 Elevated Electric Outlets (3) $1,500 Elevated Boilers (8) $50,000 Waterproof Foundation $50,000 High SRI Roof $70,000 Backwater Valves (2) $6,000 New Ecology, Inc. | Boston/Hartford/Providence/Baltimore/Wilmington | Community-Based Sustainable Development
NEI’s Approach: Design New Ecology, Inc. | Boston/Hartford/Providence/Baltimore/Wilmington | Community-Based Sustainable Development
New Ecology, Inc. | Boston/Hartford/Providence/Baltimore/Wilmington | Community-Based Sustainable Development
New Ecology, Inc. | Boston/Hartford/Providence/Baltimore/Wilmington | Community-Based Sustainable Development
HVAC, DHW on Roof Apartments Above Parking Passive House Envelope Design Backup LED Lights, Cell Phone Charging 8’ + 5’ = 13’ BFE = 8’ Conditioned Community Resilience Space Backflow Prevention Generator with 72-hour Runtime Stormwater Storage and Infiltration New Ecology, Inc. | Boston/Hartford/Providence/Baltimore/Wilmington | Community-Based Sustainable Development
Communities, Governments, Institutions, and Insurance • Community Vulnerability Assessments and Plans • Civil Engineering – Stormwater System Design – Stormwater Capacity Analysis • GIS Data (Can potentially map using existing GIS layers) • Building Elevation Relative to Flood Heights Elevation Certificate – • Climate Modeling – Temperature – Precipitation and Stormwater Flooding – Sea Level Rise – Storm Surge Flooding New Ecology, Inc. | Boston/Hartford/Providence/Baltimore/Wilmington | Community-Based Sustainable Development
Community Resiliency A T A Two-Pronged onged Ap Approach ach • Community Vulnerability and Risk Assessment • Community-Level Measures Building Vulnerability and Risk • Assessments • Building-Level Measures New Ecology, Inc. | Boston/Hartford/Providence/Baltimore/Wilmington | Community-Based Sustainable Development
Binghamton, NY (1 Development) Cambridge, MA and Statewide (7 Developments) New York, NY Stamford, CT and Statewide (100 Developments) (5 Buildings) Washington, DC Long Island, NY (20 Developments) (4 Developments) New Ecology, Inc. | Boston/Hartford/Providence/Baltimore/Wilmington | Community-Based Sustainable Development
Take Home Message Changing conditions requires changing buildings (and communities). Hazards should be identified and interventions prioritized. Building- and community-level resilience work best together. New Ecology, Inc. | Boston/Hartford/Providence/Baltimore/Wilmington | Community-Based Sustainable Development
Exercise New Ecology, Inc. | Boston/Hartford/Providence/Baltimore/Wilmington | Community-Based Sustainable Development
New Ecology, Inc. | Boston/Hartford/Providence/Baltimore/Wilmington | Community-Based Sustainable Development
New Ecology, Inc. | Boston/Hartford/Providence/Baltimore/Wilmington | Community-Based Sustainable Development
Thank you! Tom Chase Senior Project Manager New Ecology, Inc. chase@newecology.org New Ecology, Inc. | Boston/Hartford/Providence/Baltimore/Wilmington | Community-Based Sustainable Development
New Ecology, Inc. | Boston/Hartford/Providence/Baltimore/Wilmington | Community-Based Sustainable Development
New Ecology, Inc. | Boston/Hartford/Providence/Baltimore/Wilmington | Community-Based Sustainable Development
New Ecology, Inc. | Boston/Hartford/Providence/Baltimore/Wilmington | Community-Based Sustainable Development
New Ecology, Inc. | Boston/Hartford/Providence/Baltimore/Wilmington | Community-Based Sustainable Development
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