Resources

Explore these resources to learn more about other examples of successful adaptive reuse projects as well as tools and resources to support this important work.

General resources:

• Adaptive Reuse: A Winning Sustainability Strategy, by Dan Aughenbaugh and Chris Flint Chatto, ZGF Architects
• Case study: Artscape Wychwood Barns
• Case study: The Economic Impact of Tate Modern, by the Tate Modern
• Does Adaptive Reuse Pay? A Study of the Business of Building Renovation in Ontario, Canada, by Robert Shipley, Steve Utz and Michael Parsons, International Journal of Heritage Studies
• Ecclesiastical Insurance Cornerstone Awards for Adaptive Reuse/Rehabilitation, National Trust for Canada
• Federal tax policy incentivizes demolition over reuse, by Marc Denhez and Ken Grafton, Policy Options Politiques
• Marc Denhez on the future of heritage, The Coast
• Mega-projects, city-building and community benefits, by Lisa Bornstein, ScienceDirect
• New York City Cultural Plan, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
• Research & Policy Lab, National Trust for Historic Preservation (United States)
• Research & Policy Lab Factsheets, National Trust for Historic Preservation (United States)
• Why bother with heritage anyway? by Marc Denhez, Policy Options Politiques
• Why we need to invest in transformative placemaking, by Jennifer S. Vey, Brookings Institute

Heritage Matters e-magazine:

• Case study: Brockville Railway Tunnel, by Erin Semande
• Case study: Mudtown Station Brewery and Restaurant (Owen Sound), by Erin Semande
• Case study: Thunder Bay District Courthouse, by Kiki Aravopoulos
• Heritage buildings and the evolution of workspace, by Michael Emory
• Learning from the past, by John Coleman
• Nine ways that heritage conservation is good for the economy, by Donovan Rypkema
• Old places support a sound, sustainable and vibrant economy, by Thompson M. Mayes
• Reside: When heritage preservation translates to affordable housing, by Clare Ronan
• Revitalizing communities — The power of conservation, by Beth Hanna
• The economic halo effect of sacred places: Measuring civic impact in an innovative new way, by Emily Sajdak
• The economic value of heritage districts: How assessment growth in heritage conservation districts compares with non-designated areas in Hamilton, by Paul Shaker