We deal with this discontinuity by transforming, or converting, the old SOC 1990 classification into the new SOC 2000 classification — that is by creating a consistent definition of occupations throughout our dataset.
Converting the old schoolhouse into a Community Center seemed the obvious next step.
Begun in 2007 and piloted by Mr. Snauwaert, it gradually converted the old Wielemans Ceuppens family brewery, one of Brussels's finest and last-standing Modernist buildings by the architect Adrien Blomme, into an exhibition space with artist residencies.
A regional ministry had dropped off plans to convert the old houses into tourist attractions, based on attractive but inauthentic designs drawn up by an external architect.
And German-based biotech company CureVac plans to honor Friedrich Miescher, the little-known discoverer of DNA, by converting his old lab in the kitchen of a medieval castle into a public exhibit.
The developers began by converting an old commuter train carriage into a colorful cafe on the site of a railway yard.
And at 149-151 Essex Street, developers are creating 22 rental apartments and three stores by converting two old loft buildings into one and replacing a third structure.
The inn, a carefully renovated farmhouse that dates from the 16th century, is not austere by any stretch, but they are working to provide even more luxurious quarters by converting an old monastery that they own nearby into a lavish six-room hotel.
When the UN mandated that all single-hulled tankers must be replaced with double-hulled ones by 2010, Frontline responded by converting five old tankers into floating heavy cargo bearers they carry loads like oil rigs and selling them.
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone imagines smart bus displays that track public and private transit in realtime, while Airbnb founder Brian Chesky wants to blanket the city with public Wi-Fi by converting old telephone booths (which has been done in New York).
