Development that occurs on a vacant site after completion of the initial development of the area.
The use of vacant land and property within a built-up area for further construction or development, especially as part of a neighborhood preservation or limited growth program.
Development or re-use of vacant or underutilized land; urban infill specifically refers to land generally served by utilities and surrounded by older urban growth.
Construction of new facilities such as housing and/or commercial centers within existing urban or suburban areas. Infill development may range from development on vacant lots the reuse of underutilized sites, such as older strip malls.
Straw bales used between the posts of a post and beam or timber frame structure to form walls and act as insulation. Normal infill has historically been rock and mortar, cob, wattle and daub, etc.
Development on vacant or underutilized sites within an area which is already mostly developed in an established development pattern or neighborhood.
The development of additional dwelling(s) on individual residential sites, such as through cross leasing. Usually the original house is retained
Straw bales used between the vertical elements of a structure to form non-bearing walls and act as insulation. Often an option where building regulations are otherwise too restrictive.
Infill in its broadest meaning is material that fills in an otherwise unoccupied space. The term is commonly used in association with construction techniques such as wattle and daub, and civil engineering activities such as land reclamation. In the urban planning and development industries, infill is the use of land within a built-up area for further construction, especially as part of a community redevelopment or growth management program or as part of smart growth.