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Towards adaptable buildings: pre-configuration and re-configuration - two case studies

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posted on 2009-07-29, 11:07 authored by Alistair Gibb, Simon Austin, Andrew Dainty, Nigel Davison, Christine L. Pasquire
The future is uncertain – the present must be adaptable. The Loughborough University IMCRC Building Brands pilot project has shown that optimum built environment solutions, whether branded or not, must be adaptable. In other words they must be able to be changed over their life cycle to adapt to changing needs of the end users. This is a key component of the sustainability ‘3-Rs’ of reduce, reuse, recycle and responds to the 1:5:35 ratio which drives the need for buildings to remain efficient places to live and work in order to ensure real life-cycle value for money. Adaptability is important pre-construction and re-configurability throughout the life cycle. This paper discusses preliminary results from this pilot project and lays out the challenges to be addressed by subsequent work. The paper develops concepts discussed at the 2006 Adaptables Conference in Delft (Davison et al, 2006).

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  • Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

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GIBB, A.G.F. ... et al, 2007. Towards adaptable buildings: pre-configuration and re-configuration - two case studies. IN: M. Sharp (ed.). Manubuild - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference, The Transformation of the Industry - Open Building Manufacturing, Doelen Congress Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 25th-26th April 2007, pp.149-159,

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  • AM (Accepted Manuscript)

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2007

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This conference paper was presented at the Manubuild 1st International Conference. The proceedings of this conference are freely available at: http://www.manubuild.net/

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0860177106;9780960177104

Language

  • en

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