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Posted inReloved Buildings, TFE Members

The triple bottom-line benefits of adaptive re-use of heritage buildings

by Kimberley Wilson21 October 201915 November 2023

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Heritage buildings are repositories of urban history and social memory. Retrofitting, adapting and reusing them can help cut our carbon footprint while linking the past with the present and the future.

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