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Ever since the [[COVID-19|pandemic]], more people have been [[working from home]]. A lot of offices have been nearly vacant, while [[housing]] is scarce & expensive. It would really help if we could convert some offices into housing {{light|(especially if it can be done inexpensively)}}.
==Technical challenges to overcome==
===Window space===
====If we want every bedroom to have a window====
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As a general standard of living{{x|and also as part of most building codes}}, every bedroom should probably have a window. This can be hard to achieve in some cases, with office buildings that are thicker than a typical apartment/condo building.
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Office buildings tend to be "thicker" than apartment/condo buildings. It can be hard to convert the entire floor space into housing, if we want every bedroom to have a window to the outside. {{talk|Also, what about for every bathroom & kitchen to have a window? Maybe not necessary if there's a good enough ventilation system?}}

Solutions:
* Put the homes near the windows, and leave the inner parts of the building for amenities such as [[common rooms]]. Or even keep some office space there - the building could become ''mixed-use''.
* Make bedrooms "longer" than typical bedrooms - as in, extend deep from the window. {{light|(Might require adjusting some building codes.)}}
===Plumbing===
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===Wiring===
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==Political challenges to overcome==
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==How much housing could this create?==
{{empty}} {{talk|TO DO: gather some statistics about office space per capita in whatever part of the world has data available}}

==Designs / Case studies==
{{empty}} {{talk|Looking for low-cost, creative ways to do it, without ripping up and replacing everything. Does '''not''' have to obey all status-quo building codes, if you can make a good enough case for repealing some. Does '''not''' have to appeal to rich people's expensive tastes - feel free to look beyond status-quo market demands, and think how to create an abundance of housing for the rest of us poor folks.}}

==See also==
* [[Lower the cost of housing]]