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\u201cCuando azot\u00f3 el hurac\u00e1n Sandy, estaba en casa terminando de cenar. Mir\u00e9 por la puerta y vi que el agua sub\u00eda por mi calle. Llame a mi vecino, que ten\u00eda una casa de dos pisos, y le dije: \u2018Voy a pasar por aqu\u00ed con el gato\u2019\u201d.\u201d<\/p>\n

Helen Wilson, residente en Union Beach desde hace 13 a\u00f1os, se dio cuenta pronto de que, al igual que tantas otras familias en esta ciudad afectada por la crisis, ella no volver\u00eda a ir a casa. Pero ahora, 18 meses despu\u00e9s, Wilson se prepara para mudarse a una nueva casa totalmente renovada y alimentada por energ\u00eda solar.<\/p>\n

La semana pasada, GRID Alternatives instal\u00f3 un sistema solar el\u00e9ctrico en una vivienda construida para Wilson a trav\u00e9s de \u201cRebuilding Union Beach\u201d, un proyecto demostrativo financiado para dise\u00f1ar e instalar viviendas modulares duraderas y respetuosas con el medio ambiente para familias desplazadas. El equipo de instalaci\u00f3n, patrocinado por la Alcoa Foundation, inclu\u00eda graduados de Nontraditional Employment for Women (NEW), una organizaci\u00f3n que prepara, capacita y coloca a mujeres en carreras en los sectores de la construcci\u00f3n y la construcci\u00f3n sindicalizados.<\/p>\n

Los esfuerzos de GRID Alternatives son solo una peque\u00f1a parte de la transformaci\u00f3n que est\u00e1 ocurriendo en Union Beach. Ochenta y cinco por ciento de las 2.600 viviendas de la localidad quedaron inundadas con al menos dos pies de agua durante el hurac\u00e1n Sandy, y 286 de ellas \u2014incluyendo la de Wilson\u2014 han sido demolidas.<\/p>\n

\u201cEl d\u00eda despu\u00e9s de la tormenta, acud\u00ed y vi la total devastaci\u00f3n de esta comunidad\u201d, dijo Jennifer Wenson Maier, administradora del municipio y fundadora de Rebuilding Union Beach. \u201cDespu\u00e9s del shock inicial, mi primer pensamiento fue: \u00bfqu\u00e9 enorme oportunidad para reconstruir de forma inteligente?\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cLa parte solar ha sido la m\u00e1s dif\u00edcil de incluir en el proyecto\u201d, dijo Wenson Maier, \u201cpero para nosotros es el componente m\u00e1s cr\u00edtico. Queremos reconstruir la casa de forma inteligente y es una necesidad financiera para estas familias\u201d.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wilson est\u00e1 encantada de formar parte de ello. \u201cMiraba las casas vecinas que ten\u00edan energ\u00eda solar y me preguntaba si podr\u00eda tener algo parecido\u201d, dijo. \u201cNo solo me ahorrar\u00e1 dinero en la factura de la electricidad, sino que tambi\u00e9n ayudar\u00e1 a proteger el medio ambiente. Me siento muy afortunada\u201d.\u201d Haz clic aqu\u00ed<\/a> Para ver m\u00e1s fotos del d\u00eda.<\/p>\n

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