This model policy can encourage adaptive reuse

in cities to reduce the carbon footprint of their built

environments, provide benefits to communities and

boost local economies. The objective is to provide

practical support to cities and stakeholders to achieve

sustainability goals. It can offer city stakeholders a

baseline for implementing a city policy, or ordinance

that facilitates the retention and conversion of existing,

underutilized, and/or historically significant built assets

through adaptive reuse.