Tag: Flood Control

  • Construction of the Low Battery in Charleston

    June 24, 2023
    A history of The Battery in Charleston – from colonial White Point defenses to East Battery, White Point Garden, the…
  • Large homes positioned close together along the seawall of The Battery with palmetto trees and other greenery around them. The view is from the small beach in front of The Battery with a small bit of water that is lightly reflecting the homes above it.

    June 23, 2023
    Explore homes along The Battery in Charleston – from East Battery and White Point Garden to Murray Boulevard – including…
  • A flooded street in downtown Charleston with stormwater flowing into a drain, with the steeple of St. Philips Church in the background

    February 22, 2018
    Charleston combats tidal flooding by installing check valves in stormwater drains, effectively reducing street flooding during high tides. Early results…

  • April 13, 2016
    Incorporating a green roof into the design of a building expands the usefulness of that space.
  • An artist rendering of the proposed Lowcountry Lowline, showing a paved path beneath a freeway overpass bordered by plantings and lights, with a man on a bicycle with a dog

    November 10, 2013
    A transformative project through the center of the peninsula of Downtown Charleston is in the works – a linear park…