The library catalog is the first place to begin your research. Some useful keywords could be remodeling, adaptive reuse, or sustainable preservation. If you are interested in a particular building type, such as factories or transportation facilities use those terms also. You could go upstairs to the shelves and browse the section 720.286 where many of these books are classified.
You may want to search the Avery Index for journal articles. Try the term adaptive reuse or combine adaptive reuse with the specific building type -- for example, adaptive reuse and factories.