Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophyNEW YORK: The five hundred and forty-first entry for the seniors housing Global Awards 2016 has been received.

Something resembling a large shipping crate sitting in the Mattapan MBTA station parking lot will make its way to Fields Corner. Inside the 385-square foot space is a Read More »

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Super-low energy apartments will be part of largest passive house complex

heidelberg-passive-house-150x150HEIDELBERG: Sitting on a piece of land roughly the size of a football field in a former freight yard in Heidelberg, Germany, a new 162-unit apartment complex called Heidelberg Village is part of the Bahnstadt District, which will be the largest passive house development in Read More »

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Aged care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimeDALLAS: 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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Stargazers set sights on an early diagnosis of dementia

space_galaxy_saturn_planet-150x150BRIGHTON: Astrophysicists will be turning their attention from the stars to the doctor’s office as they use their skills to help improve the early diagnosis of dementia.

Researchers at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) and the University of Sussex, will use techniques developed to Read More »

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