The article of Adaptive Reuse for Clinics by Jeffrey P. Blaevoet, P. E., a member of ASHRAE, focuses on the adaptive reuse of buildings which originally housed Lucasfilm Ltd.'s Industrial Light & Magic to become Marin Health and Wellness Campus in California and discusses some details regarding the design of the campus including the installation of heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC).
The article of Social Memory and the Power of Adaptive Re-Use by Keith A. Sculle examines the adaptive reuse of an historic Springfield, Illinois gas station into LaBonte's Bicycle Doctor, a bicycle repair shop, in 2012, and explores topics including how the social memory of historic buildings affects their reuse, residential architecture, and the success of reused buildings as businesses.
In the article of Design Education for Adaptive Reuse by Özen Eyüce and Ahmet Eyüce, adaptive reuse can be defined as the task of adjusting functionally obsolete buildings for new program requirements through building conversion. Its projects require alterations within the boundaries of an existing building envelope, radical changes / transformations in the space configuration so as to accommodate the new set of functional requirements, and case specific approaches depending on the peculiarities of the original structure.
The article of Urban Sustainability and the LEED Rating System: Case Studies on the Role of Regional Characteristics and Adaptive Reuse in Green Building in Denver and Boulder, Colorado by E Eric Boschmann and Jessica N. Gabriel focuses on how geographical context and reuse of existing buildings are rewarded. Such a deep green approach focuses on local geographic conditions to work with natural climate systems through design informed by vernacular architecture, as well as the benefits of adaptive reuse.
The article of The Development of Adaptive Expertise, Routine Expertise, and Novelty in a Large Research Team by Susannah B. F. Paletz, Kevin H. Kim, Christian D. Schunn, Irene Tollinger, and Alonso Vera discusses the conceptual differences between adaptive expertise and related team learning and concepts of efficiency and innovation and further examines longitudinal behavioral data on novelty, routine, and adaptive expertise.
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Tourism Development Plan: National Library of the Philippines
Non-FictionNational Library of the Philippines (NLP) is situated on a portion of Rizal Park (Luneta Park), the most popular destination in Ermita, Manila, facing T. M. Kalaw Street. Established in 1901, its lifetime has passed throughout different Philippine c...
