ABSTRACT
The construction requirements of industrial buildings are traditionally determined by the core business of companies and the special user needs. The national and international dynamic market developments increasingly create the risk of changing operational needs with the regard of the whole life cycle. For this reason, industrial buildings have to fulfill future user needs as well. This entails, that buildings must be adjusted to specific market requirements. Therefore it is necessary, to define standards and to adapt the specific real estate portfolio of companies to the requirements of the market. This can reduce the risk of vacancy rates, increase the possibilities of alternative uses and positively influences the sustainability. In the present paper, basic information for the flexibility and variability of industrial buildings will be given and methods for the collection and evaluation of relevant criteria will be presented.
