Sila - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/sila/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Thu, 09 May 2024 12:03:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Sila - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/sila/ 32 32 103504436 They Clearcut 533 Acres, Then Got 17 Inches of Rain https://houstonnewmedia.org/they-clearcut-533-acres-then-got-17-inches-of-rain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=they-clearcut-533-acres-then-got-17-inches-of-rain Thu, 09 May 2024 12:03:05 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=44849 Construction is always the riskiest period during a development project. Especially when you clearcut 533 acres and get 17 inches of rain … in a week. However, thanks to best practices and luck, most people surrounding the Sila development in Huffman narrowly escaped what could have become a major disaster. As the people in Woodridge […]

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]]> 766425 Why Flood Risk Increases During Construction https://houstonnewmedia.org/why-flood-risk-increases-during-construction/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-flood-risk-increases-during-construction Sun, 14 Apr 2024 21:41:23 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=44315 Pictures taken of a new Huffman development after a 3.75-inch, 2-year rain last week illustrate why flood risk increases during construction compared to other phases of a project. Aerial images taken over Sila, west of the Huffman-Cleveland Road, show: Friendswood took more precautions with the 553-acre Sila than most developers take with their projects. Regardless, […]

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]]> 752255 Friendswood Clearing 553 Acres in Huffman https://houstonnewmedia.org/friendswood-clearing-553-acres-in-huffman/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=friendswood-clearing-553-acres-in-huffman Sun, 04 Feb 2024 21:18:31 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=43475 Friendswood Development Company has started clearing 553 acres west of Huffman-Cleveland Road. It will eventually extend from Northwood County Estates on the north to Cypress Point on the south. Plat records show that Friendswood has named the development “Sila.” Long, Narrow, Dense Homesites The new residential community will contain an unspecified number of homesites, most […]

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