Suggestions Made for Weathering the Next Florence
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Jeremy Gregory, executive director of the Concrete Sustainability Hub at MIT, was one of a number of contributors to a recent article on the Mother Jones Web site on how to better confront the next Florence. "“It’s like when you buy a car and see that label about fuel economy. We need a similar thing for buildings,” he wrote.
"The key thing is building structures that are not just designed to withstand normal weather events, but built to last longer and withstand more extreme events. Part of the challenge with that is a lot of structures built a long time ago aren’t adequately prepared to sustain the increasing severity of storms," Gregory wrote. "We’re not even talking about entirely rebuilding structures. Sometimes it’s just about making sure that homes have a good connection between the roof and the walls and that you have protection for windows and doors. Because after the wind breaks that pressure seal, then a lot of the damage comes from the water."
