<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5px;" class="">As the region observes the 5th anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, GreenHomeNYC’s November tour will explore the topic of building resilience. The tour will feature two buildings on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, </span>334 East 8th Street<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5px;" class=""> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5px;" class="">and</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5px;" class=""> </span>327 East 8th Street<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5px;" class="">, both of which were severely damaged by the storm. </span></div><div class=""><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5px;" class="">The tour will be led by Henry Gifford of Chris Benedict, R.A., whose work on resilient design has been featured in the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5px;" class=""> </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/16/nyregion/new-york-basement-boiler-penthouse.html?_r=1" class="">New York Times</a><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5px;" class="">, and who was directly involved in salvaging the buildings.</span></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;" class=""><span style="padding-top: 0px;" class="">Gifford will speak about the specific steps he took to rehabilitate the sites as well as discuss the greater implications for resilient building design. </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;" class=""><span style="padding-top: 0px;" class="">At</span> 334<span style="padding-top: 0px;" class=""> East 8th Street</span>, guests will be able to visit the boiler room that was moved from the basement to the roof, learn about the change from direct electrical metering to master/submetering, and view the improvements in sewage management. At <span style="padding-top: 0px;" class="">327 East 8th Street</span>, Gifford will discuss the process of moving the direct electric meters upstairs. </div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;" class=""><span style="padding-top: 0px;" class="">Don’t miss this great opportunity to get a firsthand look at the nuts and bolts of building resilience!</span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;" class=""><b class=""><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/greenhomenyc-november-tour-building-towards-resilience-tickets-39357559520?aff=es2" class="">REGISTER HERE</a> </b></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;" class=""><span style="padding-top: 0px;" class=""><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/greenhomenyc-november-tour-building-towards-resilience-tickets-39357559520?aff=es2" class="">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/greenhomenyc-november-tour-building-towards-resilience-tickets-39357559520?aff=es2</a></span></div></body></html>