Building Urban Resilience through Change of Use

The Editors SARA J. WILKINSON, BSc, MA, MPhil, PhD, FRICS, AAPI, is an Associate Professor at the University of Technology Sydney. Working at the intersections of sustainability, resilience, building adaptation and transformation, her research aims to improve local, national and international outcomes of urban development in respect of: climate change and a growing urbanised population. Sara practiced for several years in the public and private sectors. She engages in trans-disciplinary research with colleagues from science, health, business, technology and built environment, publishing over 150 outputs including books, research reports, journal and conference papers. She contributes to the surveying profession through national and international committees, accreditation and APC assessment. HILDE REMØY, PhD, MSc, is Associate Professor in Real Estate Management at the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment of Delft University of Technology. After an international educational and professional path, including Norway, Italy, and the Netherlands, she is now teaching, researching and writing (over 100 publications) on office vacancy, sustainable building adaptation and conversion. In this work, sustainability, resilience, lifespan and continued re-use of historic buildings are the main points. Hilde is involved in research ranging from large scale European funded projects to contract research for Dutch practice, working with researchers and professionals of various disciplines and backgrounds.

• About the Editors ixContributor Biographies xiAcknowledgements xvForeword: Resilience as a ‘Lens’ for Driving the Adaptive Capacity of Cities xviiChapter 1 The Context for Building Resilience through Sustainable Change of Use Adaptation 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Scale of the Problem: From City to Building Scale 41.3 Definitions of Key Terms 61.4 Background and Scope 81.5 The Notion of Urban Resilience 91.6 Synopsis 131.7 Summary 17References 18Chapter 2 Precinct]scale Innovation and the Sharing Paradigm 212.1 Introduction 212.2 The Emergence of the Sharing Paradigm 242.3 Potential Benefits of the Sharing Paradigm for Cities and Precincts 252.4 How Building and Land Conversions Could Help Enable the Sharing Paradigm 272.5 Conclusions: Sharing the City 35References 36Chapter 3 Planning Policy Instruments for Resilient Urban Redevelopment: The Case of Office Conversions in Rotterdam, the Netherlands 393.1 Introduction 393.2 Conceptual Planning Policy Instruments 413.3 Planning Policy Instruments in Rotterdam 463.4 Classifying and Evaluating Policy Instruments in Rotterdam 513.5 Conclusions 54References 54Chapter 4 Adaptation and Demolition in a Masterplan Context 574.1 Introduction 574.2 Literature Review 584.3 Methodology 644.4 Analysis 674.5 Conclusion 754.6 Planned Continuation of Research 77References 78Chapter 5 Sustainable Design and Building Conversion 835.1 Introduction 835.2 Durability: Measuring ‘Long Life’ 855.3 Adaptability: Measuring ‘Loose Fit’ 865.4 Sustainability: Measuring ‘Low Energy’ 885.5 Case Studies 895.6 A Framework for Evaluation of Urban Renewal Projects 915.7 The Application and Implications of Life Cycle Costing 995.8 Conclusion: Implications for Future Practice 100References 102Chapter 6 Top]up: Urban Resilience through Additions to the Tops of City Buildings 1056.1 Introduction 1056.2 Top]up Context 1056.3 Top]up Typology 1086.4 Top]up and Heritage 1096.5 Case Studies 1116.6 Urban Resilience 1156.7 Conclusion 118References 118Chapter 7 Conversion Potential Assessment Tool 1217.1 Introduction: Why Adaptive Reuse? 1217.2 Opportunities and Risks 1227.3. Conversion Meter 1267.4 Conversion Meter Case Studies 1427.5 Lessons Learned from Case Studies 1437.6 Concluding Remarks 1487.7 Next Steps 148References 149Chapter 8 Rating Tools, Resilience and Sustainable Change of Use Adaptations 1538.1 Introduction 1538.2 Sustainability in Building Adaptation: Drivers and Barriers 1548.3 Leading Rating Tools and Conversion Adaptation 1568.4 Resilience Challenges 1688.5 Conclusions 171References 172Chapter 9 Conclusions on Building Resilience through Change of Use Adaptation: A Manifesto for the Future 1759.1 Introduction 1759.2 Overview of Resilience Issues, Sustainability and Change of Use Adaptation 1759.3 Qualities of Resilient Systems in the Context of Conversion Adaptation 1829.4 Resilience and Sustainable Conversion Adaptation 1839.5 The Manifesto for Sustainable and Resilient Conversion Adaptation 1849.6 Moving Forward 1859.7 Conclusions 186References 187Appendix 9.A Checklists for Building Resilient Cities though Sustainable Change of Use 188Index 193