BEYOND INFRASTRUCTURE: RESILIENCY AT HOME Anastasia Roy Program Manager, Resiliency Solutions Anastasia.Roy@APTIM.com 1 1
RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE VS. HOME RESILIENCY Resilient Infrastructure Home Resiliency Measures taken at a regional Measures taken at home to level to ensure shared help protect your assets and infrastructure can withstand family against stressors and stressors and shocks. shocks. 2
HOME RESILIENCY AUDITS Professional audit to help identify risk- mitigation efforts • Home visit and audit by a qualified engineering firm • Elevation Certificate • Review exterior • Measure elevation of critical equipment • Identify risk mitigation measures 3
RISK MITIGATION STRATEGIES Roof: • Brace Chimney Residents: Perimeter: • Elevate living • Green Infrastructure space (if below PBFE) • Emergency Mechanical/Electrical: management • Elevate mechanical manual equipment • Dry floodproofing • Distributed heating/cooling Plumbing: • Maintain backup power • Sump pumps to critical systems • Backwater valves 4 4
PERSONAL RESILIENCY ASSESSMENTS Support emergency preparedness through at-home counseling • Home visit to assess personal resilience • Help homeowners develop emergency plan • Identify emergency supplies on-hand in case of disaster • Inform homeowners of potential risk areas (floodplains, etc.) 5
CASE STUDIES 6
4/24/2019 7 RESIDENTIAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE NEW YORK, NY Confidential. Not to be copied, 7 distributed, or reproduced without prior
RESIDENTIAL RESILIENCY AUDIT PROGRAMMING • 1,014 Applicants • 689 Audits conducted since Fall 2016 • 430+ Elevation Certificates Issued • 346+ Counseling sessions conducted • Assistance with personal emergency plans • Home risk mitigation measures 4/24/2019 8 8
RESILIENCY AUDIT FINDINGS 95 % of homes→ mechanical equipment in • danger of being flooded 63% of homes→ filling in basement or • crawlspace could mean lower flood insurance rates 43% of homes → below the anticipated flood • level but cannot be elevated for structural reasons 21% of homes → experienced sewer • backflow (8% of homes have backwater valve installed) 9
COUNSELING FINDINGS ► Applicants who submit their Elevation Certificates to their flood insurance providers can save around $1,094 per year on average . ► One applicant was able to save $3,000 per year by submitting her Elevation Certificate. ► 38% reported being unlikely to adopt the recommended flood mitigation strategies due to limited funding. 10 10
HOME RECOVERY & RESILIENCE ASSESSMENT BOULDER, CO 11 11
HOME PREPAREDNESS ASSESSMENT PROGRAM Program Goals: Educate on resilience practices and available community resources Recommend improvements with associated rebates Targeted storm sewer backup Homeowner Findings: 96% of participants experience prior damage to their homes 17% of participants have never heard of resiliency 75% of participants did not have an emergency plan in place 63% did not have emergency supplies on-hand in case of a disaster 61% of participants were not aware they were in a high hazard area 12 12
RECOMMENDATIONS & IMPROVEMENTS MADE Of 103 participants, 40 moved forward with implementing at least one recommendation 13 13
COMMUNITY ADAPTATION PROGRAM NEW ORLEANS, LA Gentilly Resilience District 14 14 14
RESTORATION PARK: BACKYARD GARDENERS NETWORK Demonstrates benefits of SW interventions • Privately owned property • Supports worfkforce development to build skilled • labor in green industry Enhance and improve low-to-moderate income • household assets Reduce the area’s collective flood risk • SUNO ATHLETIC FIELD & BIO-RENTION 15 15
THANK YOU Anastasia Roy Program Manager, Resiliency Solutions Anastasia.Roy@APTIM.com 16
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