Analysis method available to cities that want to become more resilient ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — In Norfolk, Virginia, an East Coast city that’s home to the world’s largest naval station and important seaports, catastrophic flooding could damage more than homes and roads. A new study from Sandia National Laboratories assesses how much the city, its region […]
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Resilient cities focus of new Sandia, Rockefeller Foundation pact to help 100 communities
April 1, 2014 – 5:00 am
Scientific, engineering solutions for disaster recovery, sustainability ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories will bring decades of experience solving problems with practical engineering and modeling complex systems to cities around the world under a new agreement to support the 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge, pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation. The challenge, which will help 33 […]
Sandia seeks best ways to protect infrastructure, recover from disasters
June 21, 2012 – 5:00 am
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories is expecting the unexpected to help the nation prepare for severe weather and figure out the best ways to lessen the havoc hurricanes and other disasters leave on power grids, bridges, roads and everything else in their path. “I think our work in critical infrastructure protection is a really […]