Future-proof

Future-proofing (also futureproofing) is the process of anticipating the future and developing methods of minimizing the effects of shocks and stresses of future events.^[1] Future-proofing is used in industries such as infrastructure development,^[2] electronics, medical industry, industrial design, and more recently, in design for climate change. The principles of future-proofing are extracted from other industries and codified as a system for approaching an intervention in a historic building.

^ Rich, Brian. “The Principles of Future-Proofing: A Broader Understanding of Resiliency in the Historic Built Environment.” Journal of Preservation Education and Research, vol. 7 (2014): 31–49.
^ Krystallis, Ilias; Locatelli, Giorgio; Murtagh, Niamh (December 2022). "Talking About Futureproofing: Real Options Reasoning in Complex Infrastructure Projects". IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. 69 (6): 3009–3022. doi:10.1109/TEM.2020.3026454. ISSN 0018-9391.

[1] Rich, Brian. “The Principles of Future-Proofing: A Broader Understanding of Resiliency in the Historic Built Environment.” Journal of Preservation Education and Research, vol. 7 (2014): 31–49.

[:2-2] Krystallis, Ilias; Locatelli, Giorgio; Murtagh, Niamh (December 2022). "Talking About Futureproofing: Real Options Reasoning in Complex Infrastructure Projects". IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. 69 (6): 3009–3022. doi:10.1109/TEM.2020.3026454. ISSN 0018-9391.

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