A CPD forum organized by CIOB was conducted on 13 February 2015 to present the topic on lessons learnt from the case studies of revitalizing industrial buildings. The event is generated from the PPR project “Evaluating the Economic, Social and Cultural Impacts of Revitalizing Industrial Buildings in Hong Kong”. Dr. Irene Wong was the speaker presenting the topic“Revitalization of Industrial Buildings in Hong Kong: Lessons Learnt from Case Studies”. The presentation summarized the findings from the research and used five cases including wholesalec on versions into loft apartment, elderly housing, an art centre and an outlet cum hotel development as well as a redevelopment project into a residential building to validate the findings. The second part of the forum was open to discussion. The topic was to investigate the potential of converting industrial buildings into loft apartment for sale. The floor plan was suggested to be divided into small units of open plan. The target buyers were the young middle class. The event was very successful and well received by the members, which was reflected during the Q & A session.
