WEDG

Illinois Beach State Park Shoreline Stabilization Project First Freshwater Project to Achieve WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) Verification

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星期一, 二月 12, 2024
Ecology, Engineering, Capital Development Board, Sand, Architecture, Building material, Great, Rebuild, Biodiversity, Natural Resources, Waterfront Alliance, Michels, Element, Ecosystem, CDB, WEDG, Erosion, Environment, Amusement park

New York, NY, Feb. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the Waterfront Alliance announced that the Illinois Beach State Park Shoreline Stabilization Project is the first freshwater project to achieve WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) Verification under WEDG’s Version 3.0.

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  • New York, NY, Feb. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the Waterfront Alliance announced that the Illinois Beach State Park Shoreline Stabilization Project is the first freshwater project to achieve WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) Verification under WEDG’s Version 3.0.
  • The Illinois Beach State Park Shoreline Stabilization Project is the first freshwater project and fourteenth overall to meet WEDG’s gold standard.
  • Illinois Beach State Park in Lake County is home to the last remaining natural shoreline in the state.
  • Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is investing $73 million for constructing shoreline stabilization structures in three locations within Illinois Beach State Park.

South Battery Park City Resiliency Project (SBPCR) Achieves 13th WEDG Verification in the Nation

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星期三, 一月 17, 2024
Engineering, Community, Wagner Park, Architecture, FEMA, Thought, Museum of Jewish Heritage, AECOM, Structure, Climate change, Waterfront Alliance, Certification, Museum, Request for proposal, WEDG, Industrial design

New York, New York, Jan. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the Waterfront Alliance announced that the South Battery Park City Resiliency Project has become the 13th project nationally to achieve WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) Verification .

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  • New York, New York, Jan. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the Waterfront Alliance announced that the South Battery Park City Resiliency Project has become the 13th project nationally to achieve WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) Verification .
  • “We applaud the Battery Park City Authority and the project team’s achievement of WEDG Verification and commitment to the rigorous standards.
  • Battery Park City Authority incorporated WEDG into its Request for Proposals for the North/West Battery Park City Resiliency Project and its Battery Park City Green Guidelines .
  • The South Battery Park City Resiliency Project, including the redesigned and revitalized Wagner Park, will set the new standard for waterfront design excellence, flood protection, and functionality for the next generation of New Yorkers.”
    “We are incredibly honored and excited to achieve WEDG verification for Wagner Park as part of the South Battery Park City Resiliency Project.

WATERFRONT ALLIANCE RELEASES NEW VERSION OF WEDG® (WATERFRONT EDGE DESIGN GUIDELINES): A NATIONALLY APPLICABLE STANDARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN WATERFRONT DESIGN

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星期一, 十一月 6, 2023
Principal, Waterfront Alliance, Weather, Universal Hip Hop Museum, Water, Housing, River, Government, Public housing, NYCEDC, Baywalk, Climate, Workforce, Wind, Biophysical environment, Creativity, Jacobs, Domino Foods, Tree, ULI, Urban Land Institute, Public sector, City, Economic development, Ecology, Environmental Defense Fund, WEDG, Art, Foreign policy, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Lake, New York City Economic Development Corporation, Waterfront, Climate change, Canal, Industrial design, Forestry

Today, Waterfront Alliance releases WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) Version 3.0, which will expand applicability of the guidelines to riverine and lacustrine waterways, expanding expectations on what it means to meet the gold standard for waterfront development.

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  • Today, Waterfront Alliance releases WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) Version 3.0, which will expand applicability of the guidelines to riverine and lacustrine waterways, expanding expectations on what it means to meet the gold standard for waterfront development.
  • The standard will update guidance around designing for future adaptability, designing to flood, and other resilience techniques.
  • Access continues to be an important part of the standard with stronger requirements on stakeholder engagement and workforce development.
  • In New Rochelle, New York, WEDG is required as part of the zoning process for multi-family developments along the waterfront.

GZA Waterfront Engineers and Landscape Architect Achieve WEDG Associate Credential for Climate Resiliency Design

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星期二, 二月 22, 2022
Other Energy, Utilities, Environment, Alternative Energy, Commercial Building & Real Estate, Energy, Construction & Property, Risk, Vanderbilt Avenue, Water, Climate, GZA, Ecology, Construction, WEDG, Great Lakes region, Waterfront Alliance, Engineering, Mid-Atlantic Ridge Ecosystem Project, Management, Civil engineering, Program

The voluntary, science-based guidelines help guide multi-disciplinary teams through the process of initial site assessment and planning and provide performance-based design targets for climate-conscious development and redevelopment of waterfront properties.

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  • The voluntary, science-based guidelines help guide multi-disciplinary teams through the process of initial site assessment and planning and provide performance-based design targets for climate-conscious development and redevelopment of waterfront properties.
  • GZA CEO Patrick Sheehan said: Across all of our consulting disciplines and offices, GZA is committed to incorporating resilience, sustainability, and climate adaptation into real estate site planning, design and operations, particularly in sensitive and vulnerable waterfront-edge areas .
  • I join with everyone at GZA in congratulating our colleagues who have earned the prestigious qualification of WEDG Associate.
  • The WEDG Associate program is a platform for participants to learn from innovators in the fields of waterfront planning, design, engineering, community development, maritime, and finance/risk about designing for a resilient 2050+.