New CBD precinct for Australia’s first private city

springfieldSPRINGFIELD: Australia’s first privately developed city, Greater Springfield in south-east Queensland, is set to expand its CBD under a new masterplan by Woods Bagot and Urbis.

The 60-hectare expansion, City Centre North, will be a transit-oriented development, to be built adjacent to the existing Springfield Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimeLOS ANGELES: Retirement communities and skilled nursing homes imply a level of elevated safety in their commercial pitch to prospective customers.

But evidence is mounting that age-apartheid compounds are increasingly becoming soft crime targets and the care sector is trashing its reputation by doing nothing to effectively Read More »

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Bood pressure ups risk of dementia claims study

bloodNEW YORK: Middle-aged people with high blood pressure are three times more likely to develop a common form of dementia, the largest study of  its kind has found.

Millions of people have been urged to take pills to lower blood pressure after research suggested it could Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophyNEW YORK: The three hundred and twenty-eighth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards 2016 has been received.

Insurance magnate Douw Steyn’s much talked about Steyn City, sandwiched between swanky Dainfern and low-income Diepsloot in Johannesburg north, is rapidly taking shape – with the developers now Read More »

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