The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is facing the challenges of a changing climates, the demands of river commerce in a changing economy and the needs of the other agencies it acts as a developer for simultaneously.
Technology tools developed over the last handful of years bring some oft-overlooked lifesaving benefits to builders in coastal states. Most platforms in the digital world, from drones to social media, can double as powerful tools for hurricane and disaster preparations.
Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a polymer based, damage-indicating coating that warns of breaks—from surface paint scratches to internal cracks—on steel and other metallic surfaces.
Projects by Frank Gehry and Jean Nouvel, as well as ongoing work at the World Trade Center site, were inundated by the storm surge that accompanied Hurricane Sandy.