Israel-inspired ‘evacuate and build’ model proposed for replacing unsafe Miami Beach structures
Republican Rep. Fabián Basabe is proposing Miami Beach look to the Middle East for inspiration on how to deal with rising sea levels and unsafe structures.
It’s called “Pinui Binui,” a decades-old Israeli policy that translates literally to “evacuation and construction.”
The process goes as such: Tenants of outdated residential buildings are temporarily moved out and housed elsewhere while developers demolish and replace the building, its underground infrastructure and surrounding roads and environs.
Once the work is finished, the tenants are moved into the new buildings, which typically have more space for additional occupants.
Basabe sees it as an inventive solution to development gridlock...
