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On My Mind: Q&A With Adrienne Faulkner of Faulkner Design Group
By shn_admin| January 19, 2010Adrienne Faulkner, president and CEO of Dallas, Texas based Faulkner Design Group, recently shared some of her thoughts on senior living design and senior housing with Senior Housing News (SHN). Faulkner Design Group, which has been in business for 20 years and working with senior living for the past 10 years, has recently completed senior […]
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New Study And DVDs Highlight Importance Of Outdoor Access in Senior Living
By shn_admin| January 13, 2010Think providing outdoor access to the natural surroundings of senior living isn’t that important? Think again. A recently produced set of videos entitled “Access to Nature” created by a Texas A&M University (gig ‘em) architecture professor examines opening outdoor access for the elderly and overcoming barriers that keep them from venturing outside. In interviews with […]
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Last month, the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Commissioner Carol Ash announced the recipients of the 2009 New York State Historic Preservation Awards that recognized Park Lane Apartments at Sea View, Former Nurses’ Residence of Sea View Hospital, Staten Island, for an outstanding adaptive use project and commitment to community […]
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USGBC Announces Recipients of 2009 LEED for Homes Awards
By shn_admin| January 6, 2010The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) last month named the recipients of its 2009 LEED for Homes Awards, recognizing projects, developers and home builders who have demonstrated leadership in the residential building marketplace. The awards were presented in November during the 2009 Greenbuild International Conference & Expo held in Phoenix, Ariz. The 2009 award categories […]
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Petaluma Ecumenical Properties (PEP) Housing of Petaluma & Casa Grande Senior Housing, a 58-unit, five-building, 36,386-square-foot affordable housing apartment complex for low-income seniors, won the 2009 Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award. The annual Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award Program is administered by the California Environmental Protection Agency and the Natural Resources Agency, in […]
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Greenblock ICF Wall System Chosen for Yuma, Arizona Senior Terraces Project
By shn_admin| December 27, 2009Greenblock® Worldwide Corporation announced that its Insulated Concrete Form (ICF) Wall System has been selected for use in the new senior community featured at the Yuma Senior Terraces in Yuma, Arizona. This private, resort-style neighborhood will feature 60 apartment homes and a “Community Life Center”, each designed and built with Greenblock high-performance insulated concrete form […]
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SL Residential, Inc., an affiliate company of Snyder Langston, a large builder in Southern California, announced it has completed construction on Valencia Terrace, a 9.4 acre, 203-unit, 275,000-square-foot full-service senior living rental campus consisting of both independent and assisted living units. SL Residential served as the general contractor for the project on behalf of Kisco […]
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Last month, Arizona Baptist Retirement Centers (ABRC) unveiled its new GREEN HOUSE® assisted living homes at Baptist Village in Northeast Phoenix. Arizona Baptist Retirement Centers brought the concept to the Valley in 2007 when the Green House assisted living homes opened at Baptist Village in Youngtown. Each of the three assisted living residences now available […]
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Warner Design Associates (WDA) received three 2009 BANN-ER awards on the Cascades of the Sierra development in Spanish Springs, Nevada. The facility won awards for Best Commercial Interior Design, Best Finish Work and Best Multi-Family project from the Builders Association of Northern Nevada . WDA worked closely with the Cascade Living Group and LRS Architects […]
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BIA/SC 50+ Housing Council Announces 2009 SAGE Awards Winners
By shn_admin| December 8, 2009The 50+ Housing Council, a special interest council of the Building Industry Association of Southern California, revealed the winners of the “Project of the Year” and “On the Boards” categories of the 15th annual SAGE Awards and honored “Person of the Year” winner Manny Gonzalez and “Program of the Year” winner RSVP-Orange County at an […]