Espace patrimoine bâti is a place of exchanges where the bonds between Heritage and the communities in Québec are weaved as a means to deepen our knowledge of Built Heritage, to understand it in its complexity and to preserve it in a sustainable way.

Holder of a bachelor’s degree in Architecture, a minor in Urbanism and a master’s degree in Applied Sciences Design – Conservation of the Built Environment, Yolene Handabaka is a passionate of Built and Urban Heritage. Her perception of Heritage results from her background in Architecture, which provides her with a unique vision of each building she works on. During her master’s degree studies, she was interested in Heritage Impact Assessments and made it the subject of her Master’s final research. Presently, she explores the Built Heritage environment in connection with sustainable development, more precisely, the integration of Life Cycle Assessment in the adaptive reuse of historical buildings and their environmental performance.

Yolene Handabaka is convinced that Heritage Buildings are a place of testimony of our history, our origin and our appropriation of the space that renews itself constantly through the people that choose it and exchange there throughout time. A building becomes a heritage one when the bond between the people and the past realities is born and its legacy lives on over the years. Built Heritage is thus a dynamic reality for it evolves and nourishes itself through time as a living presence that waits to be recognized.