Project financing tempers robust demand for multifamily housing
AEC Giants with multifamily practices report that the sector has been struggling over the past year, despite the high demand for housing, especially affordable products.
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Resiliency
Phius introduces retrofit standard for more resilient buildings
Phius recently released, REVIVE 2024, a retrofit standard for more resilient buildings. The standard focuses on resilience against grid outages by ensuring structures remain habitable for at least a week during extreme weather events.
Adaptive Reuse
6 key fire and life safety considerations for office-to-residential conversions
Office-to-residential conversions may be fraught with fire and life safety challenges, from egress requirements to fire protection system gaps. Here are six important considerations to consider.
Senior Living Design
The growing importance of cultural representation in senior living communities
Perkins Eastman architect Mwanzaa Brown reflects on the ties between architecture, interior design, and the history and heritage of a senior living community’s population.
Senior Living Design
Senior Living Design | Stantec | Jul 31, 2017
How technology will change senior care
When a family member can no longer be cared for in their current home, they require specialized care that is only available in a long-term care center.
Senior Living Design | May 9, 2017
Designing for a future of limited mobility
There is an accessibility challenge facing the U.S. An estimated 1 in 5 people will be aged 65 or older by 2040.
Senior Living Design | Jan 25, 2017
2017 design trends for the senior living industry
The evolution of attracting Baby Boomers versus the Silent Generation.
Senior Living Design | Aug 3, 2016
Senior housing project meets tough state health standards and earns LEED Gold
The building complies with NY state’s Medicaid Redesign Team program
Senior Living Design | May 16, 2016
Perkins Eastman releases white paper on biophilic design in senior living
The paper highlights some of the firm's top projects that feature biophilic design, a sustainable architecture strategy that connects people with nature.
Senior Living Design | May 9, 2016
Fresh take on senior living design: developer La Posada and three: living architecture team to create Nakoma Sky
Nakoma Sky is a 70-acre, desert-resort senior living community designed for an active lifestyle. The environment connects its residents to the outdoors, not only visually but also socially.
Senior Living Design | Apr 18, 2016
CBRE: Senior housing industry shifts its focus from real estate to business
Last year was a strong year for the sector, which saw records set in per-unit pricing and low capitalization rates.
Senior Living Design | Stantec | Apr 14, 2016
Creating a home for eldercare using the ‘Green House’ design concept
VOA Associates’ Douglas King offers design considerations in implementing the Green House concept in eldercare for continuing care retirement communities.
Multifamily Housing | Feb 24, 2016
Senior housing sector experiences record-setting year, says CBRE
Senior housing occupancy is at its highest level since 2007, and 2015 was a record year for sales and institutional transactions, according to CBRE.
Multifamily Housing | Feb 1, 2016
Top 10 kitchen design trends for 2016
Charging stations, built-in coffeemakers, and pet stations—these are among the top kitchen design trends for the coming year, according to a new survey of kitchen and bath designers by the National Kitchen & Bath Association.
