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August 2014

New York Debuts the Nation’s First Urban Post-Disaster Housing Prototype

On June 10th, New York City’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) and the Department of Design and Construction (DDC) officially unveiled the first prototype in the US for a ready-made, modular, post-disaster housing unit specifically designed to meet the needs of a crowded urban environment such as that in the Five Boroughs and the greater New York City region. The prototype unit is three stories high, with two 813 square foot units that would have three bedrooms and one 480 square foot unit with one bedroom. All models have a bathroom, as well as a kitchen with Energy Star appliances and living area complete with storage units and a pull-out… Read More »New York Debuts the Nation’s First Urban Post-Disaster Housing Prototype