[Greenbuilding] Flood resistant walls

[Clarke Olsen]

What is the thinking about treatment for those basement walls... should they be coated with
a sealer in anticipation of submersion?
Clarke Olsen
clarkeolsendesign.com
373 route 203
Spencertown, NY 12165 
USA
518-392-4640
colsen at taconic.net




On Dec 17, 2012, at 5:03 PM, Gennaro Brooks-Church - Eco Brooklyn wrote:

> I am working on my first post Sandy job here in NYC and am excited to
> see a shift in client expectations.
> We are both on the same page that there will be another flood and it
> will be larger than Sandy.
> He has a three story row house typical of Brooklyn and Red Hook.
> His first floor got two feet of water. His cellar became a swimming pool.
> My challenge is to rebuild the cellar and first floor so that when it
> floods 8 feet he will sustain minor damage.
> All mechanicals are moved up to the top of the building.
> The brick on the party walls are left exposed.
> The interior walls will have removable floor and ceiling molding that
> exposes the inside of the wall for ventilation.
> My main challenge is to find a surface for the interior walls. Sheet
> rock is not an option.
> I would like something lower embodied energy than say Dense Glass panels.
> Any suggestions?
> 
> Gennaro Brooks-Church
> Director, Eco Brooklyn Inc.
> Cell: 1 347 244 3016 USA
> www.EcoBrooklyn.com
> 22 2nd St; Brooklyn, NY 11231
> 
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