EXPLORING THE BUSINESS CASE FOR MORE ADAPTABLE BUILDINGS: LESSONS FROM CASE STUDIES misbe2011 Tracking Number 22Presentation: Session: General Paper Session W65/W55 Management and economics for sustainable design and construction Room: Skippers cafe Session start: 09:00 Wed 22 Jun 2011 James Pinder j.a.pinder@lboro.ac.uk Affifliation: Loughborough University Rob Schmidt R.Schmidt-III@lboro.ac.uk Affifliation: Loughborough University Alistair Gibb a.g.gibb@lboro.ac.uk Affifliation: Loughborough University Jim Saker j.M.Saker@lboro.ac.uk Affifliation: Loughborough University Topics: - Management for sustainable design and construction (General Themes), - Economics of the building environment (General Themes) Abstract: This paper explores the business case for designing more adaptable buildings, an issue that has, for the most part, been overlooked in the literature. It reviews some of the existing literature on adaptability and discusses the drivers for and barriers to designing buildings that are more adaptable. In doing so, it draws upon lessons from the developing market for ‘greener’ or more sustainable buildings. The costs and benefits of designing more adaptable buildings are explored through a workshop with industry stakeholders and illustrated with evidence from case studies. The findings of this research highlight the circumstances that would need to change, in terms of industry mindsets and market conditions, in order for adaptable buildings to become more widespread. |