0 present participle of future-proof --
1 to design software, a computer, etc. so that it can still be used in the future, even when technology changes: --
This offers the option of relatively easy conversion in the future to use developing technologies such as heat pumps and solar combisystems, thereby also providing future-proofing.
This author believes that time horizons for future-proofing are much more dependent on the potential service life of the structure, the nature of the intervention, and several other factors.
Adaptability is a theme that begins to come through in many of the other studies on future-proofing.
Even then, the proposed time horizon for future-proofing events is 15 to 25 years.
Understanding the use of future-proofing in this field assists in development of the concept of future-proofing as applied to existing structures.
By far, the most common use of the term future-proofing is found in relation to sustainable design and energy conservation in particular.
It has a measure of future-proofing so that, as the market deploys next-generation broadband, we do not immediately face another problem of exclusion.
Obsolescence is an important characteristic of future-proofing a property because it emphasizes the need for the property to continue to be viable.
