“It’s structural. It’s incredibly strong, but it lays in the ground. And it’s so simple. It just floats up.”
The FloodBreak® Automatic Floodgate, featured in Business Insider, showcases its revolutionary, self-deploying technology that protects communities from natural disasters without human intervention. Deployed during Hurricane Harvey, these floodgates have safeguarded numerous locations, providing automatic flood protection using hydrostatic pressure.
Slimline Gates Protect Against Low Level Street Flooding
PROTECTION AGAINST LOW LEVEL FLOODING The FloodBreak® Slimline Vehicle Gate is designed for low level flooding where less than 2′ flood protection is desired. Originally designed for EDF to protect nuclear power plants in France, the Slimline model met the requirement for a fully passive automatic flood barrier that could support HS-25 vehicular loads, protection […]
PR Feature: Houston Chronicle – Brisk Business for Floodgates after Harvey
This is a excerpt from an article FloodBreak was featured in 2017 with The Houston Chronicles. See below for a link to the full article.
Raise Levees Without Raising Bridges
FloodBreak® Roadway Gates are a cost effective way to raise levees that must extend across roads and highways to meet FEMA accreditation requirements.
FloodBreak Protects Lourdes Hospital During 2011 Flood
A FEMA funded flood mitigation that included a flood wall and 10 passive floodgates saved Lourdes Hospital.
FloodBreak Passive Floodgates included in two FEMA Best Practices stories
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has included FloodBreak in two Mitigation Best Practices stories to showcase projects that show how others have taken action to reduce or prevent future damage from disasters like flooding. Columbus Regional Hospital, IN – Flood mitigation best practice story Lourdes Hospital, NY – Flood mitigation best practices story Columbus Regional […]
FloodBreak Automatic Floodgate Protects Garage From Floods
The FloodBreak Gate deployed automatically when streets flooded during the night, saving parked vehicles.
