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710-bed multigenerational student accommodation plan lodged

NEW YORK: Plans have been submitted to construct a 710-bed multigenerational student accommodation complex. The proposal is part of a wider scheme designed to create more than 1,500 jobs.

The development will represent a “significant investment” in the future of the city.

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Shipping containers to be converted into studio units for seniors

NEW YORK: Twenty shipping containers are to be turned into small living studios in an innovative bid to help seniors.

The units are being offered out to people who are not homeless, but will struggle to pay the high rent cost in the area.

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Prefab honeycomb homes could help affordable housing problem

NEW YORK: Every country needs more affordable housing, and that calls for fast and cheap construction of living space. A new company promises just that, with help from the architectural principles of Bauhaus and the instincts of bees.

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End of life care lowest in hospital

LOS ANGELES: People whose friend or relative died in a hospital have rated their end of life care “significantly lower” than those whose loved ones died in a hospice, skilled nursing home or at home.

Figures show seven out of 10 (69%) rated the care received Read More »

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