An actuarial model of rehabilitation versus new construction of
housing

Johnstone, Ivan M.

doi:10.1108/09588689510101649

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“…Adaptation is inherently sustainable because it involves less material use (i.e. resource consumption), less transport energy, less energy consumption and less pollution during construction (Johnstone, 1995; Bullen, 2007). Embodied energy contained within existing stock is considerable (Binder, 2003), and the Australian Greenhouse Office estimated the reuse of building materials saves approximately 95 per cent of embodied energy.…”

Section: Rationale Of Building Adaptation In Urban Centresmentioning

confidence: 99%

Using building adaptation to deliver sustainability in Australia

2009

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Purpose-This paper seeks to establish the rationale for existing office building adaptation within Melbourne, Australia, as the city strives to become carbon neutral by 2020. The problems faced by policy makers to determine which buildings have the optimum adaptation potential are to be identified and discussed. Design/methodology/approach-This research adopts the approach of creating a database of all the buildings in the Melbourne CBD including details of physical, social, economic and technological attributes. This approach will determine whether relationships exist between attributes and the frequency of building adaptation or whether triggers to adaptation can be determined. Findings-This research provided evidence that a much faster rate of office building adaptation is necessary to meet the targets already set for carbon neutrality. The findings demonstrate that a retrospective comprehensive examination of previous adaptation in the CBD is a unique and original approach to determining the building characteristics associated with adaptation and whether triggers can be identified based on previous practices. The implication is that a decision-making tool should be developed to allow policy makers to target sectors of the office building stock to deliver carbon neutrality within the 2020 timeframe. Practical implications-Drastic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are required to mitigate global warming and climate change and all stakeholders should be looking at ways of reducing emissions from existing stock. Originality/value-This paper adds to the existing body of knowledge by raising awareness of the way in which the adaptation of large amounts of existing stock can be fast tracked to mitigate the impact of climate change and warming associated with the built environment, and in addition it establishes a framework for a decision-making tool for policy makers.

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Section: Rationale Of Building Adaptation In Urban Centresmentioning

confidence: 99%

Using building adaptation to deliver sustainability in Australia

2009

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“…The residual lifecycle expectancy can be fully exploited by adaptive reuse and it achieves a sustainable use of buildings [ 19 ]. Adaptive reuse extends the building’s life and avoids demolition waste, encourages reuse of embodied energy, and embraces the different dimensions of sustainability, including economic, social, and environmental [ 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 ]. Adaptive reuse-related policies have already been implemented in some countries, such as the United States and Australia [ 15 ].…”

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Critical Success Factors (CSFs) for the Adaptive Reuse of Industrial Buildings in Hong Kong

Tan

Shuai

Tian

2018

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With the economic restructuring during the 1980s and 1990s in Hong Kong, most manufacturing plants were relocated to China and many industrial buildings were left neglected or vacant. At the same time, owing to limited land supply, a shortage of affordable housing has been a problem in Hong Kong for many years. Adaptive reuse of industrial buildings may be a way of solving this problem. However, adaptive reuse is not an easy decision because there are many factors affecting adaptive reuse. Therefore, this paper examines the current situation of adaptive reuse of industrial buildings in Hong Kong and identifies a list of factors affecting the adaptive reuse of industrial buildings. Six factors are considered Critical Success Factors (CSFs). Based on a Principal Component Analysis, 33 factors are grouped into eight principal components, namely, sustainability, economics and finance, the market, changeability, location and neighborhood, culture and public interests, legal and regulatory matters, and the physical condition of the building. The identified CSFs and principal factors provide a useful reference for various stakeholders to have a clear understanding of the adaptive reuse of industrial buildings in Hong Kong, especially for the government to review current policies of adaptive reuse.

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“…As of now it is understood that 'adaptation is inherently environmentally sustainable because it involves less material use (i.e. resource consumption), less transport energy, less energy consumption and less pollution during construction (Johnstone 1995;Bullen, 2007)' (Wilkinson et al, 2014:5).…”

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Planning Policy Instruments for Resilient Urban Redevelopment

Heurkens

Remøy

Hobma

2018

Building Urban Resilience Through Change of Use

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Cities all over the world are searching for ways to become more resilient to climate change effects and related economic challenges. The general consensus seems to be that resilience refers to the ability of a system to respond to exogenous and endogenous pressures. Resilient urban redevelopment through sustainable building adaption could possibly be a strategy, which accommodates endogenous pressures such as socio-demographic change, changes the economic base of cities, and enhances urban environmental quality. Urban resilience can be built in part by reshaping real estate markets, in which institutions and organisations prefer adaptation of real estate over demolition and new built. However, this requires the utilisation of public planning policy instruments which correspond to changing real estate market demands and private actor needs. This chapter aims to illustrate that making urban areas more resilient by adopting existing real estate to new uses requires an effective mix of planning policy instruments and activities which is aligned with market needs at both city and local development levels. This is achieved by introducing some planning policy instrument classifications, providing case study examples of the utilisation of a variety of planning policies for the adaptation of obsolete office buildings in the city of Rotterdam, and concluding with some general implications for resilient urban redevelopment practice and research.

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An actuarial model of rehabilitation versus new construction of housing

Cited by 12 publications

References 6 publications

Using building adaptation to deliver sustainability in Australia

Using building adaptation to deliver sustainability in Australia

Critical Success Factors (CSFs) for the Adaptive Reuse of Industrial Buildings in Hong Kong

Planning Policy Instruments for Resilient Urban Redevelopment

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