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Company Profile FloodJack was founded by Andrew Parker in response to seeing the devastating impact of flooding on close friends. They are developing innovative flood resilient housing by integrating mechanical jacks into modular, steel-framed homes. The jacks are activated ahead of a flood event, lifting the home between 1.5 to 2m, and clear of rising floodwater. The Project Global natural disasters caused $160 billion in damage in 2018, with climate change a relevant factor. The project aims to analyse, re-design and perform experimental tests, in both structural laboratory and in-situ contexts, of steel modular framed buildings as resilient housing systems. The methodology developed, combining experimental tests with numerical simulations, will demonstrate the effectiveness of the structural system to resist actions of natural multi-hazards, including floods, wind, earthquakes and landslides. Additionally, the effect on ‘off-site’ modular construction, which can significantly reduce waste produced on building sites, will be assessed, thus contributing to the global drive to net-zero carbon emissions. Daniel Wiltshire Daniel is an architect who has worked at leading practices including AHMM, dRMM and FCBS. In recent years he was a co-founder of WMB studio alongside teaching at the University of Liverpool. He studied at the Universities of Bath, Sheffield and at KTH, Stockholm and is a Churchill Fellow. Academic Supervisors Dr Luigi Di Sarno FloodJack International Ltd Yorkshire Flood Resilience