All About Adaptive Reuse

摘要

Buildings grow old. When this happens, adaptive reuse can transform and reinvent them into something other than what they were intended for. A building's second life could be dramatically different in application from its original use. A dilapidated church could become condos; a historic municipal building could be converted to a restaurant. Prolonging a building's life from cradle-to-grave means all or most of its metal building system, including the structure, the envelope and even its interior materials can be used.This keeps geographical areas occupied, retains cultural heritage and reduces the consumption of building materials, resources, energy and water needed for new construction.