NEW YORK: The one hundred and thirty-second entry for the seniors housing Global Awards 2016 has been received.
A team from the Faculty of Environmental Design at the University of Calgary has teamed up with the Faculty of Medicine and the Institute for Public Health to design and test a series of aging-in-place laneway house prototypes – which they hope will ultimately be brought to market.
“We’re starting the second prototype in a couple of weeks, based on feedback from realtors, healthcare professionals, home builders and seniors” says Professor John Brown, Associate Dean of the Faculty.
Prototype one is an impressive 400-square-foot home, which was built inside the faculty over 12 weeks by a team of 10 students.
