Abstract
Adaptive reuse of buildings is considered a superior alternative for new construction in terms of sustainability and a disruptive practice in the current capital project delivery model for the renewal of today’s built environment. In comparison to green-field construction projects, adaptive reuse projects require distinct stages, definition of interfaces, decision gates, and planning methods in order to secure the success of the building project. Unfortunately, little research has been done regarding establishing feasible systems for the planning, assessment, and management of adaptive reuse projects, leading to underperforming building projects outcomes. Interface management (IM) can improve renovation projects outcomes by defining appropriate ways to identify, record, monitor, and track project interfaces. IM has the potential of bringing cost and time benefits during adaptive reuse projects execution. The aim of this study is to develop a reference framework for implementing IM for adaptive reuse projects. First, the inefficiencies of redevelopment projects are explained inside of a circular economy (CE) context. Second, an ontology of IM for adaptive reuse projects is defined based on the current barriers to adaptive reuse and the most common interface problems in construction projects. Third, the defined ontology is expanded through a case study by showing examples of adaptive reuse barriers on a case project, and how IM could have been part of the solution for these problems. Finally, this study concludes with the suggestions on interface management systems (IMS) implementation for future adaptive reuse projects.
Highlights
Due to environmental concerns, the global trend of the last three decades that proposes a shift from a resource-based economy towards a circular economy (CE) has begun to be accepted in the construction industry as socially and environmentally imperative, but as economically attractive due to emerging shortages of raw resources, such as water and crushed aggregates [1,2,3]
An ontology of Interface management (IM) for adaptive reuse projects is defined based on the current barriers to adaptive reuse and the most common interface problems in construction projects
This study concludes with the suggestions on interface management systems (IMS) implementation for future adaptive reuse projects
Summary
The global trend of the last three decades that proposes a shift from a resource-based economy towards a circular economy (CE) has begun to be accepted in the construction industry as socially and environmentally imperative, but as economically attractive due to emerging shortages of raw resources, such as water and crushed aggregates [1,2,3]. The price of raw materials extraction is increasing as are the negative environmental impacts due to natural constraints of dilute and distant stocks of ores and resources [8], as well as the excessive waste generation from the construction industry on a global scale [10,12]. To remedy this situation, the construction industry is implementing designs and systems with improved long-term life-cycle performance. PRM has the purpose of recovering as much of the economic and the ecological value of a product and its components as possible [16]
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