Elevation of the Entire Structure
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 …
Mitigation and Adaptation
Buoyant Foundations: An Amphibious Future
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 …
Dry Floodproofing
What is dry floodproofing? And what are the advantages and disadvantages of this adaptation method? We will also explore the National Park Services considerations.
Mitigation or Adaptation?
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 …
