Mitigation and Adaptation

House elevation on Union Street, Nantucket

Elevation of the Entire Structure

Mitigation and Adaptation / By ACKlimate

What is elevation? National Park Service “This adaptation method involves raising the height of a building by lifting the building from theexisting foundation, constructing a new, higher foundation, and resetting the building on the newfoundation.” Jenifer Eggleston, Jennifer Parker, and Jennifer Wellock. “Guidelines on Flood Adaptation for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings.” National Park Service, November 2019. https://www.nps.gov/tps/standards/rehabilitation/flood-adaptation-guidelines.pdf. …

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Buoyant Foundations: An Amphibious Future

Mitigation and Adaptation / By ACKlimate

What is A Buoyant Foundation? A buoyant foundation “is a type of amphibious foundation in which an existing structure is retrofitted to allow it to float as high as necessary during floods while remaining on the ground in normal conditions” (Buoyant Foundation Project). There are three elements: 1. buoyancy blocks that are installed under the …

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Dry Floodproofing

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What is dry floodproofing? And what are the advantages and disadvantages of this adaptation method? We will also explore the National Park Services considerations.

Wet Floodproofing

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Let the water in, sounds crazy right?

Mitigation or Adaptation?

Mitigation and Adaptation / By ACKlimate

June 13, 2020- What does it mean to mitigate or adapt to climate change? These terms are often used interchangeably, but are in fact, quite different. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Mitigation: “reducing climate change–involves reducing the flow of heat-trapping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.” Adaptation: “adapting to life in a changing climate– involves adjusting …

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