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@Thayer D: "Design life" is another term that ought to be retired. While it's true for some of the worst suburban commercial building types, proper maintenance can stretch 40 years into 140, if there's money.

Nothing lasts forever. Even the pyramids have deteriorated. The life of a contemporary building is a few decades, because at a certain point it is cheaper to replace than rebuild. Stick buildings are the shortest-lived; masonry is the longest.

People maintain and restore things they love. If not for that, nothing would survive past its useful life.

by goldfish on Jul 8, 2012 7:00 am • link • report

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