New York, NY
Resiliency Audits for Residential Technical Assistance Pilot Program (RTAPP):
McKissack, as a subconsultant, performed resiliency audits for 1,594 single-family and multi-family homes in Howard Beach, Lower Manhattan, Red Hook, Rockaway East, Gravesend, S.E. Brooklyn, and Canarsie. The Residential Technical Assistance Pilot Program was created to ensure that qualifying residential property owners had the tools and capacity to rebuild their storm-damaged residential structures in a resilient and sustainable manner. McKissack conducted individual residential resiliency audits for residential property owners participating in the program. Resiliency audits involved an analysis of flood risk and potential future flood insurance costs; an analysis of engineering and structural issues, including an analysis of roof, first floor, crawl spaces and basement; an analysis of the historical record of past event damage and site vulnerabilities; and the creation of a resiliency audit containing a menu of recommendations to enhance overall resilience and efficiency of building systems.
Reports organized measures in three tiers of recommendations, from immediate, medium, and long-term strategies. The calculation of cost estimates for implementation of modifications were compliant with current and applicable building codes respective of the location and regulatory jurisdiction.
Project Details
- Location:
- Owner:
Center for New York City Neighborhoods, Inc., New York State Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery (NYS GOSR)
- Value:
$1.68 Million
- Services:
Resiliency Audits
New York
498 Seventh Avenue, 17th Floor – South
New York, NY 10018
T: 212.349.6500
F: 332.895.0414
Mount Vernon
12 E 3rd Street
Mount Vernon, NY 10550
T: 914.771.1217
Philadelphia
123 South Broad Street, Suite 2740
Philadelphia, PA 19109
T: 215.988.9450
F: 215.988.9434