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June 14, 2026Building and EnvironmentOpen Access

The climate impact of office-to-residential adaptive reuse: A Swedish case study

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OPOscar Bálint PalmgrenKMKristina MjörnellAHAkram Abdul Hamid

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Overview

Randomized trial investigates climate effects of adapting office buildings to residential use, suggesting potential benefits.

Key Points

  • The research examines the greenhouse gas emissions from converting offices to residential buildings in Sweden, aiming to mitigate climate change and address housing shortages.
  • Examined greenhouse gas emissions using modified life cycle assessment framework.
  • Emissions calculated comparing adaptive reuse, continued office use, and new residential construction.
  • Operational emissions estimated using energy simulations from IDA ICE (EQUA®) software.
  • Adaptive reuse resulted in 26% of the embodied emissions of new construction.
  • When operational emissions were considered, adapted buildings produced 47% to 74% of emissions compared to new residential buildings, depending on service life.
  • Each adaptive-reuse scenario must be individually assessed for required interventions and expected performance.

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Palmgren et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2e44e4b1cc60ccdea8a3a0https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2026.114862
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