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Track 2/Volet 2

CS2.4: Reuse and restore

Saturday, November 16, 2024
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM EST
CE: 1.5

General Admission/Adminsion générale Simultaneous Interpretation Available/Interprétation simultanée disponible AIA CES Approved

This session has qualified for 1.5 LU|HSW Credits

Session CS2.4 Reuse and Restore will explore the design and technical conservation challenges as well as tools and strategies for the reuse and rehabilitation of heritage buildings. Presenters will discuss and describe their approaches for repurposing these structures for commercial and institutional uses and will consider adaptive reuse as a means to mitigate the impacts of climate change.

HSW Justification
This session will address the two following HSW topics:
• Project management: Some presentations will present the process for integrating the different expertise at different stages in the project’s development.
• Programming and analysis: Some presentation will present the adaptation measures required to adapt the existing building’s features to the new use intended by the client. This category focuses on areas related to the evaluation of project requirements, constraints, and opportunities.
This session will underscore the complex coordination between technical and regulatory constraints when applying new construction and existing building codes to historic buildings to enhance life safety, barrier-free access, sustainability and wellness. It also discusses opportunities created by adaptive reuse, from more equitable access and increased public interaction, to reducing carbon footprint, and allowing the continued experience of historic structures through reinvention.

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify the complexities of working with and around existing building structure, including archaic floor structures.
  • Understand that adaptive reuse and zoning authority can combine to preserve difficult properties.
  • Consider collaborations between all stakeholders (clients, professionals, craftsmen, trades) as early as possible in an adaptive reuse project.
  • Identify opportunities for intervention in Canada's construction, renovation and demolition sector to address and contribute to climate mitigation efforts.

Presentations:

  • 11:00 AM – 11:20 AM EST
    (CS2.4) 3rd Time's the Charm: Creative Systems Integration for Adaptive Reuse in Charm City

    Speaker: Anath Ranon, FAIA, LEED AP BD+C (she/her/hers) – Quinn Evans

    Session Chair: Claudine Deom, Ph.D – School of Architecture

  • 11:20 AM – 11:40 AM EST
    (CS2.4) From Haunted High School to Art Museum: Adaptive Reuse of The Rubell Museum

    Speaker: Tom Whitmore, FAPT – The Christman Company

    Session Chair: Claudine Deom, Ph.D – School of Architecture

  • 11:40 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    (CS2.4) From the old Maisonneuve Town Hall to the New Maisonneuve Library / A Civic Building as a Flagship of Democracy

    Speaker: Marianne Leroux – EVOQ Architecture

    Session Chair: Claudine Deom, Ph.D – School of Architecture

  • 12:00 PM – 12:10 PM EST
    (CS2.4) Sustainable preservation solutions: experimental insights on reusing old bricks in modern construction

    Speaker: Moustafa EL-Assaly – McGill University

    Session Chair: Claudine Deom, Ph.D – School of Architecture