Normative Criteria for Relevant Evaluation

For adaptive reuse projects to be self-sustainable, the (new / future) users – often creative, small, informal – organisations tend to need to go through a process of ‘formalisation’ setting up more formal structures to operate within and collaborate from, to develop into an organisation that can (financially) sustain the asset / lease / maintenance in the long term (assuming dependency on funding or gifts is not feasible). This development - small business or equivalent – comes with creating paid positions, e.g. to run the organisation, as well as help widen participation (support education, volunteering), or develop / sell a product / service.