Building Brooklyn: The Working New Deal

As we look toward a future construction industry tasked with delivering affordable housing, resilient infrastructure, and climate-adapted coastlines, the The Working New Deal project embraces Industry 4.0 to transform construction flows, labor, and supply chains in Brooklyn, New York. The Working New Deal proposes co-located off site fabrication spaces in New York City’s Industrial Business Zones, particularly, the Brooklyn Navy Yards. Reactivated dry docks become sites of making, paired with resilient public landscapes. By minimizing on-site work, the project improves worker safety and efficiency while addressing systemic inequities. By imagining a future in modular construction, The Working New Deal aims to make Construction a more sustainable, equitable, and climate-responsive industry and urban system.