Justice
From Urethane Caulking to Temporary Generators: New York's Incredibly Detailed Plan to Protect Buildings From the Next Sandy
These "crucial" recommendations, part of a 33-point building task force proposal, should apply to both future construction and existing structures.
It's been roughly seven months since Superstorm Sandy ravaged New York City, and plans to protect against the next storm surge are proliferating. In recent days the city has released a 438-page, $20 billion resiliency initiative; a new evacuation map with six threat zones instead of three; and a 33-point action report on preparing buildings for extreme weather events. All three reports contain an enormous amount of detail, especially the latter.
We're talking specifics on the level of using "urethane caulking" instead of "latex caulking" to seal windows, wood screws at a minimum of "#12," and the price of relevant "Tapcon fasteners" (22 cents each). Take that, universe.