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Coastal Climate Resiliency - Retrofitting Buildings for Flood Risk

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Author(s)
Department of City Planning New York City
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Organization(s)
Department of City Planning New York City
Description
Report describing retrofitting options and methodology for architects, developers, and property owners to use when making decisions about retrofits for common building types in NY.

Floodproofing Non-Residential Buildings, FEMA P-936

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Author(s)
Low David K,
et al.
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Organization(s)
Federal Emergency Management Agency,
FEMA
Description
Report describing dry floodproofing technologies for non-residential buildings, including information about regulatory requirements, design considerations, and descriptions of floodproofing methods and equipment.

Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures, ASCE/SEI 7-10

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Author(s)
American Society of Civil Engineers
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Organization(s)
ASCE,
SEI
Description
Standard using performance-based principles to determine dead, live, soil, flood, snow, rain, atmospheric ice, earthquake, and wind loads, and their combinations for general structural design. This version of the standard was published in the year 2010 and is available in both digital and print...