KNOCK IT DOWN OR DO IT UP?

摘要

Refurbishing run-down housing can be more sustainable than demolition and rebuilding, says BRE Trust. A recent BRE Trust report, compiled by the College of Estate Management, sets out the pros and cons of refurbishing housing in rundown urban areas, compared to wholesale demolition and rebuilding. The report, entitled 'Knock it down or do it up?' identifies refurbishment as the more sustainable option. This is despite some developers and their advisers seeing more drawbacks than incentives to housing refurbishment over demolition and new build.