publications, research, and tools

Built Buildings Lab works with partners to develop research and practical tools that give people the knowledge they need to act on the value of built buildings. Our resources support decisions about how to care for, adapt, and build on what already exists.

Decarbonizing the Built Environment Through Heritage! The Complete Toolkit

TOOLKIT

‍The Decarbonizing the Built Environment through Heritage Toolkit aims to support policymakers, practitioners, communities, and heritage advocates in accelerating the rapid uptake of heritage-informed decarbonization strategies through policy.

It includes:

  • An overview of the key policies, stakeholders, and approaches

  • Key principles founded in heritage to drive built environment decarbonization

  • Global examples of heritage-informed decarbonization in action

  • High-impact levers to integrate heritage principles into building sector climate policies

What’s Old is New: The Business Case for Adaptive Reuse

REPORT

‍ “What’s Old is New: The Business Case for Adaptive Reuse,” investigates three successful examples of adaptive reuse in different regulatory, urban, and climatic contexts, demonstrating how real-world projects can generate financial benefits while contributing to the urban revitalization of the neighborhoods around them. The case studies are contextualized in interviews with four global experts from the nonprofit and commercial real estate sectors.