December 23, 2019 Fort Lauderdale Rain Event
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 …
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Engineer Your Way Out of a Scary Seawall Situation
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 …
Rebuilding Broward’s Aging Seawalls in the Age of Sea Level Rise (and 5 things to consider when upgrading yours)
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) …
10 Tips to Help Prepare Your Family and Property During King Tides
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 …
Welcome, Josh!
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 …
A great read on resilience!
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 …
New Year, New Office, & Bettering our Brand
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 …
The Future of Matheson Hammock Park
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 …
Broward’s Business Leaders meet to discuss NFIP
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 …
Resilience Success Stories
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 …