🗞️We launched “NJ Underwater” last week & NJ Press flooded the headlines!
Nearly 19,000 public assets mapped. Enter your address and see what's at risk by 2050.
🔗 Explore NJ Underwater → Bit.ly/RBD-NJ
📰 Read all press coverage → bit.ly/RebuildPress
Today, nearly 1 in 4 NJ public assets sits in a flood zone. By 2050, that rises to more than 1 in 3.
Join us today at noon to learn more, followed by a conversation with @RobMooreNRDC to discuss his new report: “An Uninsurable County.”
RSVP: bit.ly/NJflood-RSVP
NJ’s future flood risk isn’t just an environmental issue; it’s an economic one too. Many households may face added financial pressures, from rising insurance costs to home repairs or even relocation.
🔗Learn more about your community’s flood risk: bit.ly/rbd-nj
Tune in tomorrow, 4/8 at 12 PM to hear about Rebuild's new analysis of flood risk to nearly 19,000 public assets in NJ–schools, hospitals, parks, airports, & wastewater facilities.
👉RSVP to learn more: bit.ly/NJflood-RSVP
#NJUnderwater
4⃣The path forward is clear: investing in resilience now can save lives, protect essential infrastructure, and deliver significant economic returns.
#NJUnderwater #NJPublicInfrastructure #NJ #NewReport
3⃣ The costs of inaction are rising—from billions in flood insurance claims to increasing energy and insurance costs for residents.
2⃣ Displacement is already happening. Through New Jersey’s Blue Acres program, 1,677 homes have been bought out due to repeated flooding—each representing a family forced to make the difficult decision about relocation.
1⃣ Today, nearly 1 in 4 schools, hospitals, fire stations, and wastewater plants are already located in flood zones. By 2050, that rises to more than 1 in 3—putting critical services, $435.9B in property value, and $5.9B in annual tax revenue at risk.
NEW data release: 1 in 3 of New Jersey’s public infrastructure could be at risk of flooding by 2050. Explore "NJ Underwater: Public Infrastructure at Risk," interactive tools to see if infrastructure near you is vulnerable. Explore: bit.ly/RBD-NJ
Top 4 takeaways: 👇
We'll explore what the new Mamdani Administration can do.
We’ll be hearing from: Private Picassos, BK Chamber of Commerce, NYC SBS, LIC Partnership, SI Industrial Alliance
Moderated by The City Sponge
#AffordXClimate #NYClimate #Mamdani #NYEvents
🌧️ Flood, Recover, Repeat. What are the costs of climate events to NYC’s small businesses?
Join us for Topic 3 of our #AffordabilityXClimate in NYC Series, centering #NYC’s small businesses, arguably our city’s economic backbone:
🗓 When: Thur, 4/16, 12 -1 PM
📍Virtual
🔗RSVP: bit.ly/affordclimate3
“Can Sponge Cities Save Us from the Coming Floods?" As our planet faces heavier rainfalls, the future of flood control may look more like parks.
Director of @ipk.bsky.social @ericklinenberg.bsky.social travels to sponge cities globally in his new @newyorker.com article.
🔗Read: bit.ly/4twK2hW
Join us this Thursday, April 9, 12-1 PM, where we’ll present Rebuild’s latest analysis of flood risk to public infrastructure in NJ, followed by a conversation with Rob Moore to discuss the recently released report: “An Uninsurable County.”
RSVP: bit.ly/NJflood-RSVP "
Join us April 9, 12-1 PM, where we’ll be presenting Rebuild’s latest analysis of flood risk to public infrastructure in NJ, followed by a conversation with @nrdc.org’s Rob Moore to discuss his recently released report: “An Uninsurable County.”
RSVP here: bit.ly/NJflood-RSVP
You’re invited! Tomorrow, Tues, Mar 24, 12 PM.
Will Climate Risks Make NYC Pricier? RSVP for #AffordabilityXClimate in NYC, Topic 2: bit.ly/affordclimate2
New Speaker: Tess Williams, Fifth Ave Committee, will join our discussion with @rff.org, Moodys, @cnycn.bsky.social
NYC is expensive. Will climate risks exacerbate costs?
Join us virtually on Tuesday, March 24 (12–1 PM) for our next Affordability & Climate in NYC discussion.
RSVP: bit.ly/affordclimate2
#AffordabilityXClimate
Today, Rebuild by Design's Data Analyst Judy Huynh joins the 2026 New Jersey Coastal and Climate Resilience Conference for the panel "Navigating the Tides: Housing, Insurance, and Coastal Resilience."
Thank you U/S Antos and Asst. Sec Mansfield (@masseea.bsky.social) for sharing key funding & financing strategies to advance resilience in MA, including the $3B Mass Ready Act. And thanks to the more than 200 attendees from 25 states for joining. Watch here: bit.ly/fundstrategi...
What's the Community Reinvestment Act & what's it got to do with extreme weather?
On March 17th, 1 pm, join us to hear from national experts on how CBOs & banks can work together to finance community-wide infrastructure before extreme weather strikes.
RSVP: bit.ly/CRA-event
Extreme weather is a financial risk.
Rebuild by Design created a CRA Bank Guide showing how banks can use the Community Reinvestment Act to lower risk, protect assets, and invest in community-wide infrastructure.
Learn more: bit.ly/CRAguides
Preparing communities for extreme weather starts before disaster.
Rebuild by Design, with the Center of Urban Pedagogy, created a CRA Community Guide to help CBOs leverage the Community Reinvestment Act to fund community-wide infrastructure in LMI communities.
Learn more at bit.ly/CRAguides
TODAY! Join us in-person @ipk.bsky.social for “North: The Future of Post-Climate America” Book Talk.
When: 5:30pm, 02/17 Tuesday
Where: 20 Cooper Square, NY, NY 10003
RSVP: bit.ly/IPKNorth
Author @keenanclimate.com in conversation with Robert Freudenberg, @rpa.org, and our director, Amy Chester.
Mamdani’s Climate Czar, Louise Yeung, Has a Full Agenda.
“Global warming is expensive…The climate crisis is inextricably linked to the affordability crisis,” shares Yeung with Hilary Howard for @nytimes.com
Read Yeung's full interview covering climate, affordability, & rom-coms: bit.ly/4rQt4uf
“Climate change is already influencing how and where people live.”
On 2/17 5:30 PM, we're digging into @keenanclimate.com's "North: The Future of Post-Climate America" with @rpa.org's Robert Freudenberg and our director Amy Chester, hosted by @ipk.bsky.social.
RSVP: bit.ly/IPKNorth
📹 Watch our Thursday night recap: bit.ly/MeetLouiseYeung and drop a comment to the question: What climate work are you leading, and what change do you want to see?
Last Thursday night, we welcomed NYC's new Chief Climate Officer, Louise Yeung! Together with the Waterfront Alliance and The New York Climate Exchange, we brought together New Yorkers passionate about climate and environmental justice for an evening of renewed energy, new ideas, and new friends.
Grateful to our advisors for shaping our CRA Community & Bank Guides—including The Redress Movement, NCRC, Wells Fargo, LISC, Spring Bank, and CUP. Special thanks to The Redress Movement + CUP for community workshops and design support.
Explore the guides: bit.ly/CRAguides
Our new CRA Community & Bank Guides show how community-based organizations and banks can shift private investment from recovery to prevention.
Protect communities. Protect assets. Learn more at bit.ly/CRAguides
The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) encourages banks to invest in their communities. For decades, that’s meant affordable housing and small businesses. We, however, have an opportunity to leverage it to help protect against extreme weather.
What if private investment could help protect against extreme weather? Our new guides show how: bit.ly/CRAguides
