HUD to Coordinate Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding

For all infrastructure programs, the task force recommends agencies require a plan to monitor and evaluate the efficacy and sustainability of the implemented project. The task force also recommends the development of infrastructure-resilience performance standards.

The group will disband by early October. But with an eye on the future, Donovan outlined a succession plan that includes an implementation and monitoring strategy involving federal interagency forums. The plan also calls for Donovan's team to meet with White House officials four times a year.

Multidisciplinary

Construction industry leaders and elected officials in the Sandy-hit region issued myriad statements welcoming the report and saying they look forward to working with HUD. The long-range strategies are aligned with the AIANY's thinking because they reflect many disciplines and regions, says Jill Lerner, AIANY president and a KPF principal.

NYBC's Anderson adds, "Secretary Donovan and the task force have produced an important blueprint to repair communities still recovering from the storm and to prepare for future emergencies."

Nadine M. Post, ENR's editor-at-large for buildings, is an award-winning journalist with 45 years of experience covering trends, issues, innovations, controversies and challenging projects. Post has written about many industry giants, including 10 ENR Award of Excellence winners. And she has covered disasters, failures and attacks, including the 1993 bombing and the 2001 destruction of the World Trade Center. Project stories include the redevelopment of the World Trade Center; the 828-meter-tall Burj Khalifa; Los Angeles’ Disney Concert Hall; and Seattle's Bullitt Center and Rainier Square Tower. In 1985, Post wrote McGraw-Hill's book Restoring the Statue of Liberty (1986) for the restoration’s architects—Richard S. Hayden and Thierry W. Despont.

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