CNC Report 08.26.24 8.5x11 - Flipbook - Page 24
THINK CREATIVELY TO UPCYCLE
CURRENT BUILDING STOCK
What are the highest and best programmatic uses for the original structure?
What type of creative reinvention might be possible to consider new life for the existing building?
Project innovation is recognizing the potential in the everyday and ordinary with what is available
and affordable. Existing buildings can be transformed into a future-driven asset that exemplifies the
integration of design, environmental stewardship, resiliency and equity for positive change within our
communities.
“If you renovate and reuse the biggest parts of
existing buildings - typically the structure and
foundation - you can save 50 % of your carbon
on a project right off the bat.”
- Larry Strain, FAIA
Siegel & Strain Architects
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