00000nam 2200000zi 4500 9.910880 CaOODSP 20221107182230 m o d f cr cn||||||||| 220504e199705##onca ob f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng rda CaOODSP eng eng fre n-cn--- NH17-253/1997E-PDF Gamble, Peter, author. Building adaptability : a survey of systems and components / [prepared for] Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation ; CANMET, Natural Resources Canada; prepared by Young + Wright Architects Inc. in association with Engineering Interface Limited and Yolles Building Science Services Limited. Canada Mortgage and Housing building adaptability study Ottawa : Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, May 1997. 1 online resource (132 pages in various pagings) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Digitized edition from print [produced by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation]. "Peter Gamble, principal researcher and writer" --Acknowlegements. Includes bibliographical references (pages 48-62). "The study aimed at investigating the question of what attributes render a building adaptable. If for buildings to be more sustainable they must be also adaptable, then it is imperative to define the attributes of adaptability. To determine the attributes of an adaptable building, the study examined current thinking and practices in the fields of design, building systems and components. It also looked at real cases of building conversions where issues of adapting buildings to new uses were faced"--Summary. Summary in English and French. Buildings Environmental engineering. Buildings Environmental engineering Canada. Buildings Remodeling for other use. Buildings Remodeling for other use Canada. Constructions Technique de l'environnement. Constructions Technique de l'environnement Canada. Constructions Reconversion. Constructions Reconversion Canada. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, issuing body. PDF 4.82 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2022/schl-cmhc/NH17-253-1997-eng.pdf