- Ohio OH
- Cincinnati
- 45214
Adaptive Reuse at U-Haul Moving & Storage of Downtown Cincinnati
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Adaptive Reuse in Cincinnati, OH at U-Haul Moving & Storage at Downtown Museum Center

Building History
The Benard Seinsheimer Corporation, a paper wholesaler, first opened its doors in Cincinatti in 1859 and constructed this building in 1922. During the late 1930s, this location specialized in manufacturing blackout window shades for the impending WWII, while changing the company name to Clopay as an acronym for ‘cloth and paper’. In 1964, Clopay entered the garage door business and served Cincinnati at this location for more than sixty years. Located adjacent to Crosley Field, the Cincinnati Reds former baseball stadium until the 1970s, Clopay was prominently visible in numerous photos of the stadium, thus woven into the fabric of cultural history. Upon Clopay closing its doors at this location, U-Haul acquired the property in 2016 to support infill development, a process to help Cincinatti lower its carbon footprint. 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:
· 882 tons of metal manufacturing & transportation prevented
· 3,477 tons of new concrete pours avoided
· 4,402 tons of construction and demolition debris prevented
Energy-efficiency and waste-reduction programs at this facility provide the following estimated benefits each year for the Cincinnati community:
· 10,307 kWh annual energy savings
· 4,943,568 lbs greenhouse gas emissions prevented
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Steel Production 882 tons (800 tonnes) of steel manufacturing and delivery saved to date
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Energy 10,307 kWh annual energy savings
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Concrete 3,477 tons (3,155 tonnes) of new concrete pours avoided to date
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Emissions 4,943,568 lbs (2,242,388 kgs) of greenhouse gas emissions prevented
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Landfill Debris 4,402 lbs (3,995 kgs) of construction debris prevented
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We have an adaptive reuse program to better the environment!