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Green Glossary: Adaptive Reuse

POSTED 30 Sep 2008     COMMENTS

As the term implies, adaptive reuse can be defined as "the adaptation of an existing structure for a use different from its original or previous use, e.g. the conversion of an office building into apartment units." While it's not green in the strictest sense of the philosophy, the concept of adaptive reuse inspires and provokes humans to rethink the seemingly endless cycle of tearing down and rebuilding....+ READ MORE

 
 
 
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