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Adaptive Reuse of Old Buildings Offers Alternative to Sprawl

Old buildings are reincarnated as hot properties through adaptive reuse.

 
starting over: loranger, la., builder david reed (opposite page, left) and electrician don kennedy (right) inspect kennedy's ruined house in mandeville, la., on sept. 13, along with state farm insurance adjuster jesse curtis (center). builders and tradesmen are as heavily affected as others in the community by storm damage. at the time of this picture, kennedy had found an apartment and was working part-time; his destroyed home was 100% covered by insurance, including tree removal, personal belongings, and temporary living quarters. reed, who rode out the storm at his mother's house on the family farm, was in permitting for a new 20-unit subdivision of 1,500-square-foot homes. “we know they're going to sell,” says reed.

Rebuilding Dixie

AS IT BURST ON SHORE OVER the beaches and bayous of the Mississippi Delta region, Hurricane Katrina destroyed the homes and businesses of...

Harmonizing with History: Window Solutions for Historically Sensitive Settings

This learning unit will present common challenges that architects face for projects requiring historically accurate window design or the... Take the course.

Posted:
July, 2011
Subject(s):
Windows, Doors, Building Envelope, Historic Preservation
Sponsor:
Marvin Windows & Doors
 

Historic Preservation

 
 
 
 

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