I’ve witnessed firsthand how attitudes toward existing buildings in need of a second life have evolved over the years. What were once considered blighted properties—or more mildly put, “outdated ...

I’m a landlord. The building -- on Detroit Avenue -- is 100 years old. I called the tenant and apologized. In old buildings, plaster -- a limestone-and-sandstone paste -- is squished between wood lath ...

It became clear in the late 2010s that Amherst College’s science center had aged far past its prime. As the concrete building fell into disrepair, school leaders suspected a demolition was in order.