EXISTING MEDICAL CAMPUSES CAN BE CREATIVELY ADAPTED TO NEW USES
By Mike O’Keefe, Al Aardsma and Dave Brown
- Mike O’Keefe
- Al Aardsma
- Dave Brown
Adaptive reuse – the transformation of vacated hospitals and related buildings into renovated, refurbished structures for new, productive uses – is a challenge for hospitals that plan to relocate to greenfield sites.
The leap from old to new hospital uses runs the gamut from senior housing to schools. Recycling old hospitals into new uses can make as much economic sense as starting from scratch, but there are limitations. Aging facilities can be expensive to retrofit and even more costly to demolish, because they may contain environmentally sensitive materials that require abatement procedures.
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