The future is already built: why adaptive reuse is the key to net zero in construction

Niall Farmer is head of UK at Gamuda Land In 2024, the Labour government set a new target to achieve 1.5 million homes in England by 2029, requiring 370,000 new homes per year. Yet, according to government figures, in 2024/25, just 208,600 homes were delivered,… The post The future is already built: why adaptive reuse is the key to net zero in construction appeared first on Construction News.

Good Bones: The Decarbonization Push Heightens Interest in Reusing Old Buildings

While adaptive reuse has been a common practice within the AEC sector for decades, heightened focus on decarbonization along with net-zero and net-positive goals—in the U.S. and around the world—is driving new interest.

Women designers shape country’s largest office-to-residential conversion

See how the large-scale adaptive-reuse project combines structural intervention, new construction, residential planning, and interior design. The post Women designers shape country’s largest office-to-residential conversion appeared first on Construction Specifier.

AOM Office/Retail/Mixed-Use: 600 Fifth

The adaptive reuse project transformed a vacant federal-era headquarters into an all-electric office development supporting Washington, D.C.’s downtown revitalization.

With its first office-to-housing project done, Chicago advances ‘next chapter’ for its downtown

The adaptive reuse project in the city's Loop has 117 mixed-income residential units. More conversions are in the pipeline.

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