Precinct One Street Olympics Features Environmental Education Program

 

Precinct One Street Olympics
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Karun Sreerama is an experienced housing developer who serves as the principal of SRRE Developers and Builders, LLC, in Houston. An active member of the community, Karun Sreerama commits time and resources to nonprofit organizations including the Harris County Precinct One Street Olympics.

Initially established in 1987 as a summer-only recreation initiative, Precinct One Street Olympics has evolved into a year-round program that focuses on uplifting area youth. One of its many enrichment activities is an environmental education program that gives students exposure to hands-on learning in the natural sciences.

Participants have the chance to conduct in-person examinations of ecosystems and wildlife along the Texas Gulf Coast. In addition, Precinct One Street Olympics maintains two learning centers that focus on providing exciting outdoor opportunities. During the summer months, Precinct One offers a Discovery Camp that incorporates similar science education themes in a natural environment.

Congress Considers New Legislation to Improve Flood Mapping

 

Flood Mapping
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The principal of SRRE Developers and Builders, Karun Sreerama is an accomplished engineer, entrepreneur, and business leader who specializes in growing engineering, construction, banking, and technology startups. Karun Sreerama previously served on the Board of Directors of the American Council of Engineering Companies.

Founded in 1905, the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) represents a federation of more than 600,000 architects, builders, engineers, and other specialists in the United States. In a June 2018 letter to the U.S. House of Representatives, ACEC expressed its support for the H.R. 5569: Flood Mapping Modernization and Homeowner Empowerment Pilot Program Act of 2018.

Introduced into Congress on April 18, 2018, the new legislation would authorize the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to create a pilot program that would enhance the assessment process of urban flooding and property damage through technology-based mapping tools. The improved accuracy of the mapped data would allow the local government, businesses, and homeowners to develop better flood mitigation strategies. The results of the pilot program would be used by FEMA to establish best practices as it rolled out the program nationwide.

City of Houston Offers Direct Lease Housing Option

 

Karun Sreerama

A successful engineer and entrepreneur, Karun Sreerama serves as principal of SRRE Developers and Builders, a group of socially responsible professionals and entities in Houston, Texas. Karun Sreerama is committed to developing affordable housing to help Houstonians recover in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.

Continuing its Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts, the City of Houston is overseeing three Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) programs to help homeowners and renters repair their homes or gain access to temporary housing. One of these, the Direct Lease Housing Option, is a temporary housing program offered to survivors when there is a scarcity of rental resources. The City of Houston extended this program to residents whose homes had been damaged beyond repair.

Under the Direct Lease Housing Option, homeowners and renters can sign a lease for temporary housing for up to 12 months. They must meet with case managers at least twice a month to evaluate their status and plans for finding permanent housing.

Visit www.houstontx.gov to find more information about FEMA assistance programs.

Exciting New Construction Projects Underway in Downtown Houston

Houston Downtown Management District
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Karun Sreerama leads the socially conscious civil engineering firm SRRE Developers and Builders, which offers affordable housing options with renewable energy features to working-class families. Karun Sreerama formerly served on the board of the Houston Downtown Management District, which presented him with a Resolution of Appreciation in recognition of his service.

Since its inception in 1995, the Houston Downtown Management District has played a key role in the development of many of the projects that have allowed downtown Houston to evolve into the bustling center of economic and community activity that it is today. In the last 23 years, the organization has seen the investment of over $9 billion in the area, with another $3.9 billion in construction projects that are either in the pre-development/design phase or are already underway.

Exciting projects in development include a number of new residential buildings to house a growing number of locals who hope to work and play in the energizing downtown area. These include the eight-story Alexan Downtown, the 28-story Catalyst, and the 21-story Camden Downtown. To support the growing population of families, downtown Houston will also be home to the Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts as well as the new Southern Downtown Park. In addition, the University of Houston Downtown is in the process of establishing a new College of Technology building in the area.