This book focuses on difficulties and opportunities in revitalization of old, derelict or abandoned buildings into a library and investigates the transformation

Creative re-use is more than conversion or rehabilitation of a property for new, or continued, use. The two volumes of this book offer numerous illustrated exam

Addresses the advantages and practicalities involved in the issue of the creative re-use of existing buildings.

The construction and operation of buildings is responsible for 41 percent of all primary energy use and 48 percent of all carbon emissions, and the impact of th

It is clear that working with historic structures is both more environmentally sustainable and cost effective than new architecture and construction—and many