This is a brief meteorological and oceanographic retrospective of the significant rain event in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in the early morning hours of December 23, 2019. Many of these numbers are preliminary and may change when finalized by the National Weather Service. Overview In the early morning hours of December 23, 2019, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood […]
This Halloween, Brizaga brought you seven (7) seawall nightmares sourced from real online reviews, each one about a different seawall contractor. If you have a seawall that you know needs repair or replacement, these stories might be enough to send shivers down your spine. But by having an experienced waterfront engineer on your side, you […]
A few years ago, the City of Fort Lauderdale adopted a new seawall ordinance. The old maximum seawall height of 3.9 feet NAVD (click here to learn about vertical datums) became the new minimum overnight. It was a huge step forward in preparing for sea level rise.Now, Broward County is getting ready to make the […]
What are King Tides? Also known as tidal flooding or sunny day flooding, they are the highest tides of the season and are naturally occurring, predictable events. Below are 10 tips to help you prepare your family and property during king tide season. 1. Know your flood zone, visit msc.fema.gov to learn about your flood […]
Brizaga is proud to welcome Josh to our team as our Resilience and Adaptation Intern. He is a senior at Florida Atlantic University and will be working with us through the summer. Welcome, Josh! Josh Tronnier is a Senior Environmental Engineering student at Florida Atlantic University. Originally a chemistry major, he decided he desired a […]
Former State Senator Ellyn Bogdanoff wrote a piece for Florida Politics highlighting the need for action on sea level rise. A read we recommend. Ellyn Bogdanoff: Florida must take the lead when it comes to sea level rise Fixing our flood control system is just one piece of the big resiliency puzzle
From our Brizaga family to yours, Happy New Year! This new year will bring some changes for Brizaga. We are starting 2019 in a new space in the heart of downtown Fort Lauderdale that can grow with us. Please update your records as our new address is: 100 SE 3rd Ave, Suite 1000 Fort Lauderdale, […]
Cummins Cederberg recently finished a vulnerability assessment for Matheson Hammock Park in Miami-Dade County. Our Co-Founder, Alec Bogdanoff, was asked about the report by the Miami Herald and the need to adapt public spaces when thinking about sea level rise. Sea-rise proofing community spots is a vote of confidence for residents that their government cares […]
Our Co-Founder, Alec Bogdanoff, recently joined Broward’s Business Leaders to discuss the National Flood Insurance Program with Congressman Ted Deutch, the Co-Chair of the Climate Solutions Caucus. WLRN reported on the event with the article, “South Florida Business Leaders Strategize Responses To National Flood Insurance Plan Crisis.” Alec Bogdanoff, the co-founder of Fort Lauderdale engineering […]
Alec serves as the Co-Chair for the Economic Resilience Committee for the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce. His predecessor, Ina Lee, wrote an Op-Ed on resilience success stories in Broward County. When I was asked to spearhead the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce’s sea-level rise and resiliency initiative two years ago, I knew […]
