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[…] entrances, service elevators and capacity/weight restrictions Wide load dock and loading bays flexible to accommodate various scenarios Visual and general security systems Building Conversions For conversion or adaptive reuse projects, a deep understanding of the existing office or industrial structure is critical to a successful conversion. Not all buildings make good conversion projects for Life […]

[…] A current project in Ireland is transforming a 19th-century mill and maltings into a distillery powered in part by a restored waterwheel and MVR system—an exemplar of adaptive reuse that combines sustainable performance. At The Cairn Distillery, circular planning and low-carbon materials like a sedum roof and dark stone allowed for a contemporary, nature-integrated gateway […]

[…] all of our regions – Canada, US and UK – there are incentive programs from cities and planning departments that are seeking to densify urban cores through adaptive reuse. They understand that in order to sustain or grow their tax base, they need to incentivize owners and developers. Further, new investment attracts additional capital. Our […]

[…] office buildings are finding economic renewal in converting to livable or mixed-use spaces. Eroding tax bases due to vacant office buildings can be a lightning rod for adaptive reuse in downtown cores. City planners and local municipalities often greenlight office conversions far faster than new builds to secure a stable tax base. Tax incentives for […]

[…] access to existing infrastructure and good floor-to-floor or floor-to-ceiling heights for equipment makes these sites solid contenders. Standalone Building Medtail is also a strategy being used for adaptive reuse of existing, underutilized or vacant retail standalone buildings. These sites may offer speed-to-market solutions for urgent, continuing and integrated community care uses. Our experience in this […]

[…] Green building mandates address resiliency by encouraging the use of flexible, durable building materials, design strategies that factor embodied carbon reductions, as well as the use, and reuse, of architectural components of the building fabric for their carbon and aesthetic value. Engineers play an important role in designing resiliency into structures, which allows them […]

[…] and Densification Regeneration is another key strategy in addressing the housing crisis, providing speed-to-market solutions for built-to-rent and diverse housing options. By leveraging various regeneration approaches—including conversions, adaptive reuse and modular construction for rapid deployment—we can collectively create sustainable, high social-impact solutions faster. Conversion: Converting existing buildings into supportive and affordable units can significantly reduce […]