New design approach for affordable housing on elderly

NEW YORK: A plan is being promulgated to change the planning code that will enable developers to build taller apartment buildings with higher ceilings and retail on the ground floor, without having to sacrifice units.

The hope is such changes will produce modern buildings with Read More »

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School set to become site for senior apartments

PHILADELPHIA: An application is being prepared to convert a disused school into affordable housing for seniors.

The historic adaptive reuse project will yield 65 senior apartments, ranging from 400 to 900 square feet. The studio, one- and two-bedroom units will all have updated mechanical, Read More »

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New study explores how countries can accelerate healthcare innovation

JACKSONVILLE: Health services and care providers need the time and space to learn and adopt new methods, researchers at the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) have urged.

An ongoing WISH study, ‘Global Diffusion of Healthcare Innovation (GDHI): Accelerating the Journey’, focuses on the Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

NEW YORK: The fifty-eighth entry for the seniors housing Global Award for 2015 has been received.

The three story development by McCarthy and Stone is in a forest setting. Read More »

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