In 2015, Kieran Timberlake discovered an opportunity for an ambitious experiment in sustainability: is it possible to retrofit a large, post-industrial bottling plant to serve as an office model while avoiding excessive carbon emissions?

Join us to explore a case study that illustrates power of building reuse in the global struggle to meet carbon emission targets while identifying strategies for balancing embodied and operational carbon emissions. Apart from the sustainable strategies used to reduce carbon, shifts in cultural expectations were fundamental toward a flexible and dynamic office space within a large industrial building. ​ We’ll discuss the technical and social aspects from several years of post-occupancy data surrounding the retrofit design and operation. The principles derived from this case study can be applied to projects at multiple scales and locations to drastically decrease total carbon and demonstrate the potential for building reuse.