Items Tagged with 'disaster recovery'

Architecture firm spearheads effort to find existing homes to relocate to neighborhoods devastated by wildfires.

Six months after several devastating wildfires swept through Los Angeles County, debris removal has entered the homestretch while businesses, utilities and homeowners take the first steps toward rebuilding.

LA agencies are turning their attention toward rebuilding and easing the process for survivors, as AECOM is set to lead planning efforts under an expanded contract.

Firm will provide program management for construction of power, water and wastewater utilities, hospitals, schools and transit corridors. 

Industry firms, families mourn losses as contractor and government crews lift wreckage from American Airlines and helicopter in Potomac River, and clear debris field by Feb. 6, with initial NTSB accident report expected by March 1.

Public Works Director Mark Pestrella discusses how crews have begun removing toxins, cleaning up damage and replacing basic utilities in fire-damaged areas in California.

Federal funding for construction and infrastructure programs will remain at current levels until mid-March 2025, under a stopgap spending measure passed by Congress on Dec. 20.

Architectural Record recently spoke with ENR 2024 Award of Excellence Winner Kit Miyamoto of Miyamoto International about his firm's efforts to assess the damage in the war-torn Gaza Strip while making plans for eventual rebuilding efforts.

An AECOM employee allegedly filed inflated disaster recovery applications for educational institutions impacted by the 2005 hurricane.

Communities face daunting recovery in 170-mile wake of storm that left more than 1,000 severely damaged and flattened homes, with multiple utilities, roads and public buildings also affected.