Potential economic and energy impacts of substituting adaptive reuse for new building construction: A case study of Ontario

Adaptive reuse is an alternative to a building’s end-of-life where its function is extended to serve another purpose. Many studies suggest that adaptive reuse is more sustainable than typical demolition and new construction in terms of environmental, social, and economic impacts. However, these claims are qualitative in nature and are limited to analyses at the project scale. This paper presents a methodology based on Input-Output (IO) models...