MainDB: Climate resilient reconstruction

Title: Climate resilient reconstruction
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NWPTypeOfOrganization: Private sector
NWPGeographicRegion: North America
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Adaptation element: Adaptation planning and practices
Adaptation sector/theme: Ecosystems; Coastal areas/zones; Infrastructure; Human settlements
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Country: United States of America
NWPDataSource: PSI
Description: Royal Engineers and Consultants is a small company headquartered in New Orleans that operates in communities along the Gulf Coast in Louisiana, Alabama, and Texas. The company works in the areas of civil engineering, construction and construction management, coastal and environmental engineering, and project management.
 
In designing marsh restoration projects, such as a project in the northern shoreline of Lake Merchant in Louisiana, engineers employed by Royal have considered long-term sea-level rise rates and account for these rates in choosing ecosystem management practices that support marine life and natural vegetation.
 
In Cameron Parish, Royal led and coordinated the workflow for a large Hurricane Rita reconstruction program consisting of approximately 60 individual projects. Royal helped the parish select and prioritize projects based on a set of sustainability-related criteria and incorporated retrofits to protect against future flood and storm damage.
 
Royal Engineers performed geotechnical inspections of New Orleans city buildings that were damaged during Hurricane Katrina to determine whether they were structurally safe enough to rebuild. Buildings for the city’s Office of Recovery Management were then rebuilt to be more likely to withstand future hurricanes. In the rebuilding process, the company utilized green building materials and technologies when possible.
Expected outcome: Climate resilient reconstruction is a core part of Royal’s business model. The company grew from 5 employees to more than 150 immediately following Hurricane Katrina. Royal creates jobs for a range of skill levels in the Gulf Coast region, that help to strengthen communities’ ability to prepare for and respond to intense storms and sea level rise.
Further information: For further information go to: https://www.royalengineering.net
Find the case study summary here: https://unfccc.int/files/adaptation/application/pdf/royal_engineers.pdf
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NWPPartner: Royal Engineers & Consultants, LLC
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NWPReferences: A Fresh Look at the Green Economy: Jobs that Build Resilience to Climate Change (Oxfam): https://www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/research-publications/a-fresh-look-at-the-green-economy/
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Created at 21/04/2016 11:45 by Roberto Felix
Last modified at 11/05/2022 03:38 by Nicholas Hamp-Adams
 
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