Rehabilitation vs. Restoration
Rehabilitation and restoration are terms that are closely related to buildings. But these two terms are also used when talking about ecosystems, forests and the like. It is quite normal for people to go for the rehabilitation and restoration of their homes once their buildings begin to decay or begin to have damage.
First, let's talk about rehabilitation and restoration in relation to the ecosystem. In an ecosystem, "restoration" means the process of recovering an ecosystem that has been damaged, degraded or destroyed, perhaps due to soil erosion or human interference. The restoration of an ecosystem is an attempt to restore it to its historical trajectory. On the other hand, "rehabilitation" means the repair of ecosystem processes, services and productivity, but it does not mean restoring the ecosystem to its preexisting condition.
As for buildings, people can go for rehabilitation and restoration when they begin to see structural damage or any structural decay. It should also be noted that restoration and rehabilitation have greatly helped restore the former glory of historic monuments. For example, the Parthenon of Greece, the Great Sphinx and the Pyramids of Egypt, St. Mark's Cathedral in Venice, the Colosseum in Rome, the Alhambra in Granada and the Great Wall of China have been the object of restoration and rehabilitation.
In architectural terms, "restoration" is a process or act of representing the characters and characteristics of a property as it appeared in a particular period. Rehabilitation of a building means returning a building or structure to a useful state by repair, modification or alteration.