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Development brings accessible and adaptable housing to disabled

adaptable-housingLondon: Chicago-based nonprofit Full Circle Communities is providing accessible and adaptable housing and targeted supportive services to accommodate individuals and families with disabilities as well as other low-income households in its Milwaukee Avenue Apartments…

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Powered-muscle suits get Japan’s elderly back into workforce

seishi-omoriDALLAS: Forget artificially intelligent robots — according to scientist Hiroshi Kobayashi, powered-muscle suits are the future and the key to Japan’s survival.

“It is difficult to support human daily life by using a robot,” he says.

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Mexican architect reimagines smart affordable housing

bilbaos-low-cost-homeDALLAS: The architecture field, it seems, has rediscovered its conscience, with recent temperature-taking biennial exhibitions casting a spotlight on projects that are socially engaged and economically sustainable. Indeed, some of the industry’s buzziest names have become stars by doing work that is about doing good—not Read More »

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Is this sustainable village the future of retirement?

sustainable-village-scroll-150x150MIAMI: Steve Nygren is the cofounder and developer of Serenbe, a visionary New Urbanist community in Chattahoochee Hills, outside Atlanta. Since breaking ground in 2004, Serenbe has grown to include two villages of about 500 residents. Praised by urban planners, architects, and sustainability geeks alike, Read More »

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