Computer-Aided Decision-Making for the Highest Sustainable Reuse of Historic Buildings

The adaptive reuse policy aims to extend the functional life of the historic building in a way that suits its physical age. Recently, computer software has been utilized in decision-making processes as an assistant and accelerator to attain the best results. This paper seeks to create a program to achieve the Highest Sustainable Reuse - HSR of the historic building. The software is created by specifying two categories of urban and architectural requirements and restrictions. The first relates to the characteristics, capabilities, and limitations of the historic building, while the second describes the needs and conditions of the proposed function. By performing an algorithmic comparison, the program is able to provide percentages for a set of proposed functions based on the case study. The paper concluded the effectiveness of the proposed methodology by conducting it on the historic Al- Barood Khanah building in Mosul.