Principles of Future-Proofing

Research on future-proofing the built environment

  • The Principles of Future-Proofing
    • Principle 1: Prevent decay
    • Principle 2: Stimulate flexibility and adaptability
    • Principle 3: Extend service life
    • Principle 4: Fortify!
    • Principle 5: Increase redundancy
    • Principle 6: Reduce obsolescence
    • Principle 7: Plan Ahead
    • Principle 8: Diversify
    • Principle 9: Be local and healthy
    • Principle 10: Consider life cycle benefits
    • Principle 11: Take advantage of cultural heritage policy documents
    • Principle 12: Promote understanding
  • What is Future-Proofing?
    • Future-Proofing: A literature review
    • Future-Proofing: In electronics
    • Future-Proofing: In utilities systems
    • Future-Proofing: In industrial design
    • Future-Proofing: In sustainable design
    • Future-Proofing: And obsolescence
    • Future-Proofing: In building design
    • Future-Proofing: And resiliency
    • Future-Proofing: And climate change
    • Future-Proofing: In historic preservation philosophy
    • Future-Proofing: In heritage conservation philosophy
  • Case Studies & Research
    • Future-Proofing: Seeking Resilience in The Built Environment
    • Future-Proofing & Panarchy
    • Case Study: The Walrus Heads at the Arctic Building
    • The 10 Principles of Future-Proofing and the Arctic Building – AIA Seattle Presentation
    • Future-Proofing and the Arctic Building – Short Presentation
    • Future-Proofing, Charters, and Standards – Integrating the Principles into Practice
    • Future-Proofing Principle #8 – Life Cycle Analysis
    • Future-Proofing Principle #9 – Local Traditional Materials
    • Future-Proofing – An Initial Literature Review
  • About
    • The Author of the Principles
    • Contact
    • Bibliography of Sources
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Future-Proofing Author Presents at AIA Seattle Historic Resources Committee

Posted by FutureProofAdmin on November 25, 2014
Posted in: Uncategorized. Tagged: AIA Seattle, Brian D. Rich, Brian Rich, first, first impacts, future, future-proof, future-proofing, futureproof, futureproofing, Historic Resources Committee, impacts, LCA, life cycle analysis, Principles, Principles of Future-proofing, proof, resiliency, resilient, resilient design, Richaven, Richaven PLLC, Richaven Sustainable Design, sustainable design.

Brian Rich, author of the 10 Principles of Future-Proofing, presented the Principles and the story of the walrus heads at Seattle’s Arctic Building at the AIA Seattle Historic Resources Committee meeting on November 6th, 2014.  In addition to discussing the Principles, Rich also discussed the implications of Life Cycle Analysis for long term preservation of the built environment and the role of local traditional building materials in future-proofing.

See the full session description here.

The full set of slides for the presentation are posted on SlideShare.

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