The following paper elaborates on the drivers for and the opportunities and risks of adaptive reuse. The influence of location and building characteristics is further explored with some case studies of office adaptations into housing in the Netherlands. Please read it to find out more about the topic.

• Remøy, H.T., van der Voordt, D.J.M. (2014) Adaptive reuse of office buildings: opportunities and risks of conversion into housing

Also, have a quick look at the final chapter of previously mentioned literature, which covers the Risk Assessment Table of the conversion meter, including risks and possible solutions (step 5). This topic is handled in page 12-15 of the following document.

• Geraedts, R.P., van der Voordt, D.J.M., & Remøy, H.T. (2017) Conversion Meter; A new tool to assess the conversion potential of vacant office buildings into housing

If you are enthusiastic about the topic of Adaptive Reuse, we recommend you to read the following literature:

• • Wilkinson, S.J., H. Remøy and C. Langston (2014) Sustainable Building Adaptations. Oxford, Wiley-Blackwell.
  • Remøy, H. (2010) Out of Office; a Study on the Cause of Office Vacancy and Transformation as a Means to Cope and Prevent. Delft, IOS Press.
  • Bullen, P.A. (2007) Adaptive reuse and sustainability of commercial buildings. Facilities, 25/1, pp 20-31.
  • Langston, C., F.K.W. Wong, E.C.M. Hui and L. Shen (2008) Strategic assessment of building adaptive reuse opportunities in Hong Kong. Building and Environment, 43/10, pp 1709-1718