New Prefab Disaster Housing Prototype to Be Tested Out in NYC

submitted by Samuel Bendett

inhabitat.com- by Yuka Yoneda - July 17, 2013

New York City wasn’t ready when Hurricane Sandy hit last year, but city officials are hoping that a new prefab disaster housing prototype will help them prepare for the next big storm. Part of the Office of Emergency Management and Department of Design and Construction’s “What If NYC” campaign, the post-disaster housing system is expected to be tested this summer in Brooklyn.

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What If New York City - Design Competition for Post-Disaster Provisional Housing
http://www.whatifnyc.net/

What If New York City - Urban Post-Disaster Housing Prototype Program
http://www.nyc.gov/html/whatifnyc/html/home/home.shtml