Historic Preservation Terminology

noun the action of conserving something, such as wildlife or energy

verb to protect (something) from harm or destruction

• It is important to conserve natural resources for future generations.
• Remember to conserve water by turning off the faucet when you brush your teeth.
• Hey dude, let's conserve some energy and carpool to the concert.
• She tried to conserve her energy for the big race ahead.

noun a process of reusing an old building or site for a purpose other than which it was originally built for

• The historic building underwent adaptive reuse to convert it into a modern office space.
• They're planning on doing some adaptive reuse to turn that old warehouse into a cool new restaurant.
• I heard they're gonna do some adaptive reuse on that abandoned factory and make it into a hipster hangout.
• Sometimes in life, we need to practice adaptive reuse of our skills to find new opportunities.