Adaptive Reuse at U-Haul Moving & Storage at Southgate
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Adaptive Reuse in Urbana, IL at U-Haul Moving & Storage at Southgate

Building History
In September 1983, Jerry's IGA moved into the 43,000 square foot Urbana building previously occupied by Kroger. Jerry's IGA is a supermarket chain operating 14 other IGA stores in central Illinois and western Indiana. The local chain is owned by a parent company, Kirby Foods. The local market provided essential grocery and pharmacy supplies to the community for about three decades. Unfortunately, this store faced fierce competition when national big box stores moved into the area, and Jerry’s IGA eventually had to close the doors at this location. U-Haul acquired the abandoned building in 2016.
Adaptive reuse building conversions allow U-Haul to promote infill development to meet citizens’ needs while preserving the natural resources and land normally required for new construction. Adaptive reuse also allows resources to be focused on integrating environmentally thoughtful features into the existing building rather than creating waste in the form of demolition and using valuable resources for new construction.
Environmental Impact
Serving U-Haul customers since 2016, this facility was built through Adaptive Reuse of an abandoned building. Adaptive Reuse promotes infill development in an effort to strengthen communities, with the following benefits achieved at this site:
- 263 tons of metal manufacturing & transportation prevented
- 3,801 tons of new concrete pours avoided
- 4,125 tons of construction and demolition debris prevented
Energy-efficiency and waste-reduction programs at this facility provide the following estimated benefits each year for this Kansas City community:
- 2,590,550 lbs greenhouse gas emissions prevented
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Steel Production 263 tons (239 tonnes) of steel manufacturing and delivery saved to date
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Energy 0 kWh annual energy savings
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Concrete 3,801 tons (3,449 tonnes) of new concrete pours avoided to date
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Emissions 2,590,550 lbs (1,175,066 kgs) of greenhouse gas emissions prevented
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Landfill Debris 4,125 lbs (3,743 kgs) of construction debris prevented
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