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Inspiration Catalogue for Policy Measures to Improve the Use of Existing Buildings
Inspiration Catalogue for Policy Measures to Improve the Use of Existing Buildings
Inspiration Catalogue for Policy Measures to Improve the Use of Existing Buildings
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Preface
About this Inspiration Catalogue
The Hierarchy of Resource-efficient Construction: A Tool for Prioritising Actions
Five Strategic Action Areas
Policy Measures and Case Examples from the Nordic Region
1. Mapping the Existing Building Stock
1.1 Denmark – Mapping the extent and reasons for demolition of buildings
1.2 Finland – Mapping Empty Office Space
1.3 Finland – Study on the Climate Impacts of Vacant and Demolished Building Stock
1.4 Norway – Mapping of Vacant Buildings
2. Prioritising Maintenance and Efficient Use
2.1 Denmark – Tool for Subdividing Single-Family Houses
2.2 Finland – Development of Utilisation-Rate Metrics
2.3 Greenland – Renovation Programmes for Public and Self‑Built Homes
2.4 Norway – Energy Efficiency and Climate Funding Programs
2.5 Sweden – Tenant-to-Tenant Facilities Sharing Platform
2.6 Åland – Extending Building Lifespan Through Guidance
2.7 International – Rightsizing: Experiences with Housing Sharing, Subdivision and Relocation
3. Driving Renovation Instead of Demolition
3.1 Denmark – Promoting Renovation rather than Demolition
3.2 Denmark – Promoting the Transformation of Existing Buildings
3.3 Denmark – City of Copenhagen – Rooftop Housing Initiative for Sustainable City Expansion
3.4 Finland – Driving Renovation Instead of Demolition
3.5 Iceland - Circular Guidelines for Reuse and Responsible Demolition
3.6 Norway – Exemption from Technical Requirements (Planning and Building Act)
3.7 Sweden – Proposed Amendments to Technical Requirements for Building Alterations
4. Enabling Changed Use Efficiently
4.1 Denmark – Village Renewal
4.2 Denmark – Guide to Building Preservation and Transformation (City of Copenhagen)
4.3 Denmark – Twenty Transformations – From Various Uses to Housing
4.4 Denmark – Construction Case: Area Transformation from Hospital to New Urban Quarter
4.5 Faroe Islands – Practice-Driven and Adaptive Reuse of Buildings
4.6 Finland – Converting Office Buildings into Housing
4.7 Finland – The Construction Act: Facilitating Change of Use
4.8 Iceland – Creating the Right Conditions to Optimise Buildings for Flexibility
4.9 Norway – Housing in Functionally Redundant Buildings
4.10 Sweden – Optimising Building Use in Noise-Affected Areas
4.11 EU report on Office-to-Housing Conversions
5. Renovating for the Future
5.1 Denmark – Circularly Operated Buildings (CDB)
5.2 Finland – Life-Cycle Performance Requirements for Building Design
5.3 Norway – Promoting Design for Disassembly in Building Regulations
5.4 Norway – Construction Case: Design for Disassembly in Practice
5.5 Sweden – Encouraging Circular Use of Construction Materials
Concluding remarks