Criteria for Adaptive Reuse Projects   

     The decision to adaptively reuse a particular building is often made by companies seeking to establish a particular brand or presence.  Regardless, certain criteria should be considered in evaluating whether a particular building should be conserved, reused or simply demolished for the land upon which it sits.  Some applicable criteria are the following:

1.  The societal value or importance of a site.

2.  Potential for the reuse of a site; i.e., the physical 

     damage sustained to a site and the site's ability to support the

     proposed future use.

3.  Character of the existing site in terms of proposed reuse.

4.  Historical importance of the site.

5.  Natural economic conditions of the site --- whether it is suitable

     climatically and can support the environmental work needed for

     site adaptation.