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Items Tagged with 'Hurricane Irma'

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Puerto Rico Electricity/PREPA

Puerto Rico Electric Grid Rebuilding Pushes Forward

Eva Fedderly
September 4, 2020
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New Integrated Resource Plan Puerto Rico lands after three years of anticipation, devastating hurricanes and shaky power
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Hammerhead tower cranes

OSHA Sees Flaws in Cranes That Came Down During Irma

Jeff rubenstone
Jeff Rubenstone
October 17, 2018
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In an analysis of three cranes that collapsed in the Miami area as Hurricane Irma passed over Florida, OSHA found that while the cranes were set to spin freely in the wind, all three were a specific model whose jibs may have been vulnerable to turbulent wind vortexes.


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Manati River in Puerto Rico
Resilience and Recovery

Why Another Hurricane Can Devastate Puerto Rico and Texas—Again

And how Florida is doing a better job of protecting itself from storms
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Pam Radtke Russell
Louise poirier
Louise Poirier
Jim parsons
Jim Parsons
June 6, 2018
One Comment

As hurricane season begins, Puerto Rico, Texas and Florida lack resilient systems and remain as vulnerable as they were before last year’s storms


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HUD Awards $28 Billion in Disaster and Mitigation Funding

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Pam Radtke Russell
April 11, 2018
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Money includes $18 billion for Puerto Rico and an unprecedented $16 billion for mitigation projects in 11 states and territories.


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Hurricane-Zone Colleges
Craft Labor

Hurricane-Zone Colleges Accelerate Worker Training To Push Rebuilds

Stephenie Overman
November 21, 2017
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Houston's Lone Star College opens $20M trades-skills facility just in time
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Trump Signs $36.5B Disaster-Relief Bill

Tom ichniowski
Tom Ichniowski
November 1, 2017
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Enactment of a second major post-disaster aid measure provides billions of dollars in additional funds to help Puerto Rico and other areas recover from recent natural disasters.
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Whitefish Responds to Criticism on Contract to Restore Puerto Rico Power

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Pam Radtke Russell
October 25, 2017
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Lawmakers question $300-million contract for a tiny, two-year-old Montana company to mobilize 1,000 workers and restore power lines in mountainous regions of island after Hurricane Maria.
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Tower Cranes Fall

Three Tower Cranes Fall to Irma, Reviving Regulations Debate

Jeff rubenstone
Jeff Rubenstone
September 20, 2017
One Comment

With crews at work dismantling two Hurricane Irma-damaged cranes in the city of Miami and a third in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., local leaders are wondering whether Florida’s crane regulations are adequate for the highly vulnerable region.


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Hurricane Harvey

Hurricanes Propel Forward Thinking on Risk, Resilience

Climate-change issues loom larger as hurricane-ravaged regions struggle to recover
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Pam Radtke Russell
Debra k rubin1
Debra K. Rubin
ENR Editors
September 20, 2017
One Comment

Even as hard-hit areas of two of the country’s most developed regions push for normalcy after back-to-back hurricanes in early September, policymakers and construction industry experts are weighing the longer-term implications of the damage in Houston, Florida and the Caribbean from Harvey and Irma—and how and whether infrastructure resiliency can be accelerated and how that will affect coastal development.


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Contractors in Hurricane Areas Will Seek Deadline Extensions

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Scott Van Voorhis
September 20, 2017
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Contractors seeking extensions of project deadlines because of Harvey and Irma are likely to send out letters to owners over the next few weeks.


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