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Some economic aspects of the rehabilitation of buildings

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SponsorSearch for: International Council for Building Research, Studies and Documentation
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ConferenceCIB 83: 9th CIB Congress: Renewal, Rehabilitation And Maintenance: 1983, Stockholm, Sweden
Subjectreconstruction; buildings; economic value; building economics; Canada
Abstract
This paper describes the importance and economic rationale of building rehabilitation, with special reference to the Canadian situation. Through a review of various economic evaluation techniques, an attempt is made to answer basic questions such as why rehabilitation instead of rebuilding, when to rehabilitate, and how much to invest. The paper concludes that in some situations the application of economic techniques may not provide conclusive evidence for or against rehabilitation, and makes an appeal for more studies to determine the effectiveness of economic factors in actual rehabilitation-related decisions.
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  • CIB 83, the 9th CIB Congress, Stockholm, Sweden Renewal, Rehabilitation and Maintenance 1A (1983): 77–88.
LanguageEnglish
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IdentifierDBR-P-1201
NRC numberNRCC 23437
NRC-IRC-323
NPARC number20375141
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