Elizabeth C. English

Associate professor of architecture at @UWaterloo and founder of the @BuoyantFndProj.

[Elizabeth C. English @ECEnglishBFP]

We hope you’ve been enjoying our tweets, but we’ve moved! Please continue to follow us at @BuoyantFndProj. We will be posting exclusively there from now on.

[Insurance Institute of Canada @InsuranceInsCA]

“Why fight with the floodwater when you can just float on it?” @ECEnglishBFP, founder & director of the Buoyant Foundation Project & associate professor @UWaterloo, spoke to attendees of the @IIOGTA Lowes Fund Breakfast. Read more: https://t.co/Eql0Guce9l @CdnUnderwriter

[ICAADE @ICAADE_org]

GAPS - Global Amphibious Policy Symposium discussing on developing buildings codes for amphibious houses. We developed a very promising path to follow in the next years!

[Nanma Gireesh @NanmaG]

@ECEnglishBFP. She is shifting the boundaries of Amphibious Architecture jointly with other experts and enthusiasts.
"Amphibiate" for the future!

[ICAADE @ICAADE_org]

Elizabeth English @ECEnglishBFP with opening comments and a short history of the conference beginnings and the continuation going on.

[Benjamin Casper @BenjaminBangkok]

Floating bar in #Warsaw You are entering a technical zone! Limits, grey zones and regulations will for sure be part of many presentations @ICAADE_org conference, starting tomorrow officially. Focused discussion about this in the post-conf GAPS Symposium org. by @ECEnglishBFP

[Daily Bulletin @uwdailybulletin]

#UWaterloo @ArchWaterloo prof, @ECEnglishBFP, received a first place #sustainable design award for retrofitted houses that float without damage during flooding. Learn more: https://t.co/CEcXnABqQ3

[Intact Centre | Centre Intact @ICCA_Canada]

Could floating homes be the answer to flooding? @ECEnglishBFP from @UWaterloo is working with @NRC_CNRC to test strategy in Canadian #flood zones https://t.co/JAx3zsVK1c

[ICAADE @ICAADE_org]

Conference on floating buildings in Warsaw, Poland. October 13-16 2019. https://t.co/iEHma2EuzR Keynotes include @koenolthuis @RCoutts_baca Also pres. on amphibious settlements and covering interdisciplinary and international perspectives. Submissions still open. Please circulate

[Elizabeth C. English @ECEnglishBFP]

Thank you @tvo for spreading the word about our work!

[The Rundown @therundowntvo]

Heavy flooding hit parts of Ontario again this spring, and many are wondering how to avoid the cycle of flood, rebuild, repeat. @ECEnglishBFP says it’s all about learning to live with water — and building houses that float. At 8/11pm with @namshine | Producer: @KA_OConnor

[The Rundown @therundowntvo]

As flooding becomes commonplace, it raises issues about how to plan for the future. @ECEnglishBFP tells @namshine we need to learn to live with water. She is founder of the Buoyant Foundation Project which designs houses that float rather than flood. https://t.co/nCA9P1iwCO

[The Current on CBC Radio @TheCurrentCBC]

Amphibious homes are retrofitted with "a hidden floating dock underneath" and vertical posts that guide the house up and down, allowing it to float on water, Elizabeth English said.

https://t.co/8XQjM2pXCs

[Bengal Institute @BengalIALS]

Amphibious #architecture refers to buildings that sit on dry land except it is able to float on water surface during the flood, stay there until the water recedes. It works with the natural cycles of #flood. - @ECEnglishBFP #WatchLIVE at https://t.co/2zFHWr5szA

[Meriel Rhodes 🌎 @MerielRhodes]

Today we added Princess Zahra #AgaKhan Michelle Obama @MichelleObama Elizabeth English @ECEnglishBFP and Shakira Mebarak @shakira to our list. Mighty women changing the world for the better. What an impact this is having on the children, so inspiring. #teachsdgs !

[CTV Your Morning @YourMorning]

Instead of trying to control flooding, we should adapt houses to stand up to it.

[globalresilience.bsky.social @grp_resilience]

@ICAADE_org Two of GRP's collaborators are working with floating structures. You can learn more about them here: https://t.co/mvl9Bcat69 Examples from their work may be brought up in the panel. Please tune in to find out more: https://t.co/EEPnKFGZcI

[Elizabeth C. English @ECEnglishBFP]

We spoke to David Common on CBC Radio: The Current this morning about amphibious construction's potential role in flood damage reduction. Tune in to the conversation at the link below! https://t.co/PH1Gz0Avww

[Elizabeth C. English @ECEnglishBFP]

Information from the Ordre des architectes du Québec related to our work with the National Research Council on updating building standards. https://t.co/TI9YzzPuzH

[Elizabeth C. English @ECEnglishBFP]

We are excited to announce that Icaade2019​; the 3rd International Conference on Amphibious Architecture, Design, and Engineering; will hosted by the Warsaw University of Technology​ from October 13 to 16, 2019. https://t.co/xzC8e4gZNh

[Elizabeth C. English @ECEnglishBFP]

Our research is part of developing these Canadian building code updates for climate change! https://t.co/uJ3zwZODAi