Climate Safe Housing

Video shows flooded streets following Hurricane Katrina

To learn more about identifying your hazard exposure and assessing your risks, view our Introduction. To explore solutions for your property, select a numbered strategy below.

Protection

Strategies to reduce a building’s vulnerability to extreme weather

1 Wet Floodproofing
2 Dry Floodproofing
3 Site Perimeter Floodproofing
4 Resilient Elevators
5 Backwater Valves
6 Sump Pumps
7 Wind & Wind-Driven Rain

Adaptation

Strategies that improve a facility's ability to adapt to changing climate conditions

8 Envelope Efficiency
9 Elevated Equipment
10 Elevated Living Space
11 Surface Stormwater Management
12 Window Shading
13 Distributed Heating and Cooling

Backup

Strategies that provide critical needs for when a facility loses power or other services

14 Maintaining Backup Power to Critical Systems
15 Emergency Lighting
16 Access to Potable Water

Community

Strategies that encourage behavior which enhances resilience

17 Building Community Ties
18 Creating Community Resilience Spaces
19 Developing an Emergency Management Manual
20 Organizing for Community Resilience

Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. thanks the organizations and people that contributed to this manual and share our vision for a more resilient multifamily housing community. Read More...