The mission of the Buoyant Foundation Project (BFP), when originally founded in 2006, was to support the recovery of New Orleans’ unique and endangered traditional cultures by providing a strategy for the safe and sustainable restoration of historic housing. Retrofitting the city’s traditional elevated wooden shotgun houses with buoyant (amphibious) foundations could prevent not only devastating flood damage, but also the destruction of neighborhood character that results from permanent static elevation high above the ground. Buoyant foundations can provide increased safety and resilience in cases of extreme flooding, as well as support the recovery of both physical and social structures. The mission of the BFP and its amphibious retrofit strategy have, since 2006, broadened to apply not only to post-Katrina New Orleans but also to numerous other flood-sensitive locations around the world. The Buoyant Foundation Project is a registered non-profit organization in the State of Louisiana. The team consists of students, professors, and alumni of the University of Waterloo School of Architecture.
Company Details
- Employees
- 6
- Founded
- -
- Address
- 7 Melville St S, Cambridge,ontario N1s 2h4,canada
- Industry
- Architecture And Planning
- NAICS
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Architectural Services
- Website
- buoyantfoundation.org
- Keywords
- amphibious architecture, amphibious design, amphibious retrofit, disaster resilience, flood mitigation, capacity building, climate change adaptation, climate change, research, retrofit, flood.
- HQ
- Cambridge, Ontario
- Competitors
- Power Systems and Markets Research Group - University of Mons (Belgium), Colmakers, Gorilla Products, Waddell Engineering Ltd., All Abilities Australia, Public Services and Procurement Canada | Services publics et Approvisionnement Canada, HUSSON Engineering + Management, GBCI Group, Balfour Beatty Major Projects, University of Waterloo School of Architecture.
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Buoyant Foundation Project's website is buoyantfoundation.org
Buoyant Foundation Project's LinkedIn profile is https://ca.linkedin.com/company/buoyant-foundation-project
Buoyant Foundation Project has
6 employees.
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employees at Buoyant Foundation Project.
Buoyant Foundation Project's industry is
Architecture and Planning
Buoyant Foundation Project's top competitors are
Power Systems And Markets Research Group - University Of Mons (Belgium),
Colmakers,
Gorilla Products,
Waddell Engineering Ltd.,
All Abilities Australia,
Public Services And Procurement Canada | Services Publics Et Approvisionnement Canada,
Husson Engineering + Management,
Gbci Group,
Balfour Beatty Major Projects,
University Of Waterloo School Of Architecture.
Buoyant Foundation Project's categories are Architecture and Planning
Buoyant Foundation Project's founding year is 2006
