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9 <br />CONSIDERATIONS <br />• Adaptive reuse of a portion of the existing facility would: <br />o Capture the embodied energy of the associated masonry materials <br />to remain; <br />o Eliminate the opportunity for optimal alignment of a structure on the <br />site; <br />o Eliminate the opportunity for optimal placement of a structure on <br />the site; <br />o Limit flexibility for design of interior space; <br />o Minimize opportunity for overall design of a facility; <br />o Be accompanied with some unforeseen conditions. <br />• Construction of a new facility would: <br />o Allow optimal alignment of a structure for solar, daylighting, etc.; <br />o Allow optimal placement of a structure on the site for parking, and <br />other land use; <br />o Provide for greater flexibility of the overall design of a facility; <br />o Provide greater flexibility for design of interior space <br />o Be accompanied with few unforeseen conditions. <br />7 <br />