Abstract
With the economic restructuring during the 1980s and 1990s in Hong Kong, most manufacturing plants were relocated to China and many industrial buildings were left neglected or vacant. At the same time, owing to limited land supply, a shortage of affordable housing has been a problem in Hong Kong for many years. Adaptive reuse of industrial buildings may be a way of solving this problem. However, adaptive reuse is not an easy decision because there are many factors affecting adaptive reuse. Therefore, this paper examines the current situation of adaptive reuse of industrial buildings in Hong Kong and identifies a list of factors affecting the adaptive reuse of industrial buildings. Six factors are considered Critical Success Factors (CSFs). Based on a Principal Component Analysis, 33 factors are grouped into eight principal components, namely, sustainability, economics and finance, the market, changeability, location and neighborhood, culture and public interests, legal and regulatory matters, and the physical condition of the building. The identified CSFs and principal factors provide a useful reference for various stakeholders to have a clear understanding of the adaptive reuse of industrial buildings in Hong Kong, especially for the government to review current policies of adaptive reuse.
Highlights
With industrial restructuring in Hong Kong, most manufacturing plants were relocated to SouthChina during the 1980s and 1990s
An awareness of the delivery time compared with new buildings and this option makes corresponding contributions need for building adaptation is increasing around the world and relevant policies are becoming the to sustainable development, such as Greenhouse gas emissionsfor (GGE)
Surveys were conducted with a variety of related professionals, such as surveyors, architects, planners, engineers, project managers, and academics, who were able to contribute to this study through their tacit and explicit knowledge of the adaptive reuse of industrial buildings
Summary
With industrial restructuring in Hong Kong, most manufacturing plants were relocated to South. Examine the critical affecting the adaptive reuse of buildings existing IBs in Hong. A housing shortage problem exists in Hong Kong time compared with new buildings and this option makes corresponding contributions to due to the limited land for development [6]. An awareness of the delivery time compared with new buildings and this option makes corresponding contributions need for building adaptation is increasing around the world and relevant policies are becoming the to sustainable development, such as GGE reduction and waste reduction [7,8,9]. CSFs affecting redevelopment, adaptive reuse of buildings should be considered by key stakeholders in order to meet adaptive reuse of IBs in HongThe andaims (3) group factors into principalsituation components by usingreuse sustainable development goals. Group theReview factors into principal components by using Principal Component Analysis (PCA)
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