Architect creates carbon-positive prefabricated home

MELBOURNE: Architect Bill McCorkell describes his latest house as like “a fridge, fully sealed”.

The 75-square-meter home looks sleeker than an overturned Kelvinator and is, Mr McCorkell says, one of the world’s first carbon-positive prefabricated homes, hence the need for its Read More »

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Memory care design is missing the mark

LAS VEGAS: Memory care construction has surged in recent years, bringing to the market both new products as well as repositioned communities that are expanding to meet the growing need for memory support services.

However, despite the innovative approaches that have arisen, Read More »

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Senior home equity reaches highest level in eight years

SEATTLE: According to a report, most baby boomers plan to age in place. The generation will account for nearly one in every four dollars spent on housing in the next five years.

The report says it doesn’t expect this generation to stick to the script Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

The Vecino Group of Springfield, a developer based in Springfield, Missouri, is developing intergenerational housing as a long-term sustainable solution. Vecino is building a 60-unit Read More »

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