The reworking of an existing building or portion of an existing building, including the upgrading of major systems, that extends the useful life of a building or portion of an existing building to an expected useful life approaching that of a new facility
A generic term to describe the process of modifying an historic structure in order to extend its useful life It is also used to describe the improvements made to existing buildings or neighbourhoods Other terms which also refer to renovation are: remodeling, recycling and rehabilitation
is the modification of any existing structure, or portion thereof, that results in disturbance of painted surfaces, unless that activity is performed as part of an abatement Renovation includes, but is not limited to: the removal or modification of painted surfaces or painted components (such as modification of painted components or surface preparation activity that may generate dust); the removal of large structures (such as walls, ceilings, large surface re-plastering or major re-plumbing); and window replacement
Modifying an application / system to meet the Year 2000 compliance requirement (often transparent to the user) Renovation includes short term "survival" approaches along with long term approaches (See Remediation, Data Approach and Logic Approach)