▲ 125 ▼ What would you like to see done with abandoned malls and corporate offices? (lemm.ee) submitted 2 years ago by ALostInquirer@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 77 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago (1 child) Turn it into housing permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago Unfortunately, most office space is not suitable to be converted into housing. The regulations are different. For example, office spaces don't legally have to have every room be close to an outside wall to let in natural light, but residential buildings do. You can learn more about this problem on this great podcast episode: https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/office-space/ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago Unfortunately, most office space is not suitable to be converted into housing. The regulations are different. For example, office spaces don't legally have to have every room be close to an outside wall to let in natural light, but residential buildings do. You can learn more about this problem on this great podcast episode: https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/office-space/ permalink fedilink source parent