Houston company’s specialty is making and installing flood gates
By Paul Takahashi, Former Business Reporter
Zane Gifford, chief engineer for Riverview Realty Management Texas, demonstrates a pedestrian flood gate at 3000 Post Oak office on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017, in Houston. ( Elizabeth Conley / Houston Chronicle )
“Gifford’s employer, Riverview Realty Partners, which manages the property at 3000 Post Oak, turned to FloodBreak, a Houston-based company that manufactures and installs flood gates around the world. The gates consist of hollow aluminum panels that float up from the ground as the floodwater rises, creating a waterproof barrier. They range from 18 inches tall to 16 feet tall, and cost between $1,000 for a doorway gate to more than $1 million for the largest one.
2,500 gates installed
FloodBreak has installed more than 2,500 flood gates around the world, including 85 around the Bayou City. About half of the hospitals in the Texas Medical Center use them, as well as the University of Houston, BP’s Energy Corridor campus and the Galleria.
None of the gates – including the ones installed at 3000 Post Oak – have flooded, even during Hurricane Harvey.“
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