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Adaptibility of buildings: to what extent do design-support models consider context related factors? A literature review.

Study analysing assessment models for adaptability, with recommendations for circular and context-sensitive design.

Giulia Scialpi
Joost Declercq
Karol Gawlik
Daniela Perrotti Daniela Perrotti
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Adaptable buildings ready for the future. The better a building can be adapted to changing user needs, the less waste and resource loss it generates. This is assessed using various models, but the question is: to what extent do these models take the context – socio-economic factors and the surrounding environment – into account? This is examined in the literature review “Adaptability of buildings: to what extent do design-support models consider context-related factors?”

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