Tag Archives: repurposing

Minnesota Zoo trail eyes record for longest elevated pedestrian loop

May 20, 2022

The Minnesota Zoo has embarked upon a project to replace its old monorail system with a Treetop Trail elevated walking route.

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Historic Chicago post office undergoes $600-million transformation

June 26, 2018

The Old Chicago Main Post Office, which sat vacant for more than 20 years, is in the midst of a $600-million renovation that will recreate the historic site as a mixed-use facility.

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Youths contribute to repurposing decommissioned prisons

June 18, 2018

GrowingChange, a youth-centered nonprofit organization based in North Carolina, has teamed up with Massachusetts Institute of Technology architecture and planning students to transform decommissioned work camp prisons in the U.S. into agricultural community centers.

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Repurposing America’s underused spaces

April 20, 2018

Commercial real estate firm Avison Young released a report detailing recent trends related to repurposing older, outmoded buildings into residential, office, and retail spaces. The report, titled “Adaptive Reuse Projects: What’s Old is New Again,” advocates for repurposing, arguing that when executed properly these projects are often better than new developments.

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Reusing materials to make the old new again

October 9, 2015

Constructing commercial, residential, or industrial buildings can not only be expensive, but also create large amounts of waste. After construction or renovation is completed, most old, discarded material will likely end up in a landfill. However, there is a way to give these materials a ‘second life’ through repurposing.

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