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- 12:30, 20 September 2021 (diff | hist) N Building transformation: concepts and definitions (Created page with "= Building adaptation/ adaptability = Covers a wide range of perspectives and its definition is very context specific. Adaptability is often used as a synonym for flexibility, t...")
- 11:53, 20 September 2021 (diff | hist) N Building preservation (Created page with "The foundation for building preservation was laid in the 19th century with two distinct movements; 'restoration movement’ as argued by e.g. Eugène Viollet-le-Duc and the ‘an...")
- 11:47, 20 September 2021 (diff | hist) N Modularity (Created page with "The division of a building into zones. The use of repetitive components and subsystems [1] often allow a speedy assembly or disassembly, maintenance and replacement. National or ...")
- 11:44, 20 September 2021 (diff | hist) N Obsolescence (Created page with "Commonly used for the end-of-life phase of a building and understood as the result of physical and aesthetical deterioration. More explicitly, it is the growing divergence betwee...")
- 11:32, 20 September 2021 (diff | hist) N Transformation (Created page with "An umbrella term for various kinds of comprehensive adaptation and refurbishment activities. From a functional perspective the term usually indicates a notable change in the use ...")
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- 11:22, 20 September 2021 (diff | hist) N Rehabilitation (Created page with "Addresses the need to substantially improve the failing features of a building, mainly involving the repair or restoration (through strengthening or replacement) of the structure...")
- 09:38, 20 September 2021 (diff | hist) Building refurbishment
- 09:32, 20 September 2021 (diff | hist) N Building refurbishment (Created page with "Derives from Latin words re (again) and furbish (to polish) and describes making improvements to the current condition of a building and improving its current use or appearance. ...")
- 09:20, 20 September 2021 (diff | hist) Building adaptation
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