Floods Are Becoming More Frequent and Severe. Here's a New Approach to Suit Challenging Sites.

Critical infrastructure is not always well equipped to resist rising floodwaters and coastal inundation and erosion, which can cause millions of dollars in damage and extensive downtime to bring essential equipment back online. However, there are new solutions that can suit the most challenging settings. Many flood-control products on the market can protect a wide range of equipment and structures. These include smaller temporary systems designed to protect doors and windows to a height of about 3 feet. They rely on the building to provide structural support. These systems are not practical for large facilities that require perimeter protection. Larger free-standing perimeter