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...: NH17-253/1997E-PDF

"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.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, issuing body.
Title 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.
Variant title Canada Mortgage and Housing building adaptability study
Publication type Monograph
Language [English]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Digitized edition from print [produced by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation].
"Peter Gamble, principal researcher and writer" --Acknowlegements.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 48-62).
Summary in English and French.
Publishing information Ottawa : Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, May 1997.
Author / Contributor Gamble, Peter, author.
Description 1 online resource (132 pages in various pagings) : illustrations
Catalogue number
  • NH17-253/1997E-PDF
Subject terms 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.
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