We are familiar with the application of the concept of sustainability to an organization’s physical setting by minimizing the use of non-renewable resources, increasing the life-expectancy of the facilities, reducing the life-time cost, and...
Continuing to spread the word, regarding the Senior Living Sustainability Guide® has resulted in more downloads from different areas of the country and around the world! During the Environments for Aging Conference held in Orlando, Florida,...
An evident trend in Green Building Rating Systems is the expansion of topics and criteria into increasingly comprehensive and all encompassing programs that look beyond the traditional technical areas of sustainability. The...
Intergenerational facilities’ are shared areas where children, youth and older adults interact during scheduled or spontaneous activities creating togetherness for all ages.
Clearly, the most important part of an intergenerational design...
Carol Woods Retirement Community Chapel Hill N.C. is launching a major 14 month campus enhancement project in the coming weeks. We are working with our general contractor Clancy & Theys Construction Company Raleigh N.C. to create a...
The Environments for Aging Conference is being held from April 29th through May 1st, 2012 in Orlando Florida. There are two specific presentations that are recommended for attendance that will include reference to the Senior Living...
JSR Associates, Inc. has been invited to present the Senior Living Sustainability Guide® at the Sustainable Healthcare and Hospital Development Conference held in Chicago from October 25-28, 2011. This presentation will review the Guide and...
On Monday, August 15, 2011, John Amanat and Jane Rohde will be presenting the Senior Living Sustainability Guide® to the offices of Perkins Eastman across the country! This is an exciting opportunity to get the word out about the...
Through discussions with the volunteer committee working on continual improvements to the Senior Living Sustainability Guide®, the group confirmed the need for continuity between each stage of a project development process in order to...
The Guide was selected as a winner of the 2011 Green Economy Business Opportunity Conference Innovator Contest! The prize included the opportunity to pitch a business plan for expanding the Senior Living Sustainability Guide into an...