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Lead, follow, or get out of the way. Senior Living needs to be looking at different solutions to the senior living problem: Malls. We all know that the trend in AL is consolidating with Memory Care, Skilled Nursing is being converted to AL/MC as the NEEDS of retirees is changing. Even IL is evolving to include more AL services and considerations for MC in an effort to allow retirees to "age in place" in the continuum where socialization is important. The traditional CCRC is even considering expanding their continuum to younger residents by introducing Age Restricted, 55+ and Active Adult multi-family on or near their communities to help diversify the communities, encourage socialization, and reinforce the bottom line. The continuum is changing. So should the way we build it. Malls can offer ALL of these resources. Often in desirable locations and near transit (location, location, location), they provide highly resilient and flexible structures that are often highly fire resistant, sprinklered, and designed for high volumes of people with efficient egress. Loadbearing steel or masonry structures all for easy floor plan modifications. They often have commercial kitchens and ACRES of parking. The Greenest building is one that already exists. Can you say that about YOUR CCRC? Henry Ford once said, "they asked for faster horses, I gave them horsepower". (he MAY have said that, not sure, sounds good). Time to think about horsepower. #seniorliving #malls #FutureOfSeniorLiving

2024 SENIOR LIVING CONSTRUCTION COSTS Senior living construction costs will average 3 to 6% more in 2024 compared with 2023, although costs will vary by market, according to a special issue brief by The Weitz Co. prepared for the American Seniors Housing Association. The per-square-foot cost of construction this winter has averaged $236 to $367 per gross square foot in independent living, depending on materials and finishes used, according to the brief. That’s compared with $227 to $245 per gross square foot in winter 2023. Costs in assisted living this year, meanwhile, have averaged $272 to $444 per gross square foot, compared to $263 to $429 per gross square foot last winter. And costs in skilled nursing have averaged $312 to $496 per gross square foot this year, compared with $302 to $479 per gross square foot a year ago. #seniorhousing

What are the differences between a ‘standard’ & NDIS home build? 🤔   NDIS housing has strict requirements to ensure that occupants can live comfortably, from wider doorways, non-slip flooring to handrails.    For more information watch the full video here 👇 https://lnkd.in/gXcpxHtW   #investmentproperty #NDIS #construction #investmenthome 

🔍 We've noticed that stairs is a top search topic among our website visitors! To help you out, we have highlighted some key areas of the NCC and the Housing Provisions that relate to this topic. Various requirements about stairs are found throughout Section D of NCC Volume One, including when a stairway must be fire-isolated (Part D2), construction requirements (Part D3) and features for stairs provided for people with a disability (Part D4). To see Section D in full, visit: https://lnkd.in/dvF5Dkcr Part 11.2.2 of the Housing Provisions covers stairway construction. This part specifies dimensions for stairways and includes diagrams to help provide further clarification. To see Part 11.2.2, visit: https://lnkd.in/gEPQWCZH To access the NCC volumes, the Housing Provisions or our education resources, visit: https://ncc.abcb.gov.au/ #SearchTopics #Stairs #NCC #HousingProvisions

For the past two years, the NSW government has failed to sign up to national mandatory design standards that require new developments to offer basic accessibility. These standards are not difficult or expensive: they simply require developers to build a step-free shower and level entry to houses. You can read the full standards here: https://lnkd.in/gvJHiJzx The Australian Building Codes Board modelling for these standards shows it will only add about 1% to the cost of a new build. It will cost the government more to retro-fit houses to make them accessible after they are built. Inaccessible housing impacts quality of life, and will force more people into specialist disability housing or aged care, costing governments more. Visit https://lnkd.in/g9kXuAvk to sign the Open Letter to NSW State Leaders. #EndDiscriminatoryHousing #BuildingBetterHomes #NationalConstructionCode

Our team at Design Spec Ltd. are incredibly close to securing the Planning Permission for this latest site in Southend 🔥 A big thanks to the team at Southend Echo and to Sophie England for this press piece which delivers the news perfectly 🙏 These 9 units are intended to be sold on the open market as modern starter homes for younger buyers, another win for the local community 👊 This was our first site and apparently the first for Southend-on-Sea City Council which required the new BNG calculations and checklists. I must admit, this is a tough policy for homebuilders, agents and local authorities to navigate! I think I speak for everyone when I say that this policy needs MAJOR review 😫 - Thanks to the Southend Planning Dept. and the Officers involved in the decision-making process, we have all worked very hard on this site and the hours invested seem to be about to pay off 😁 On a side note, it would be great to get more opinions on these #BNG calculations, our take: 🆘 - Not enough experts in the field to help navigate this very complex addition to an already difficult process. 🆘 - Very difficult to design 10% additional biodiversity into all development schemes, we have already had one site of 7 new units condemned due to this policy change. 🆘 - Time. We all seem to be working round the clock with no additional margin for almost all parties involved. #development #invest #investment #planning #southend #planningpermission #southendecho #echo #team #teamwork #business #build #building #developer

Always nice to go to site and see the building taking shape. I like the point when you have projects start to come out of the groundwork phase and start to look like buildings. Good to see the details we drew being built on site. Boyle & Summers: Architecture and Masterplanning Beard #building #property #brick

I would love to have special planning powers, like a ‘planning witch’ or something. But would I use those powers for good or evil? Answers on a postcard… #planning #housing #emergencyhousing #specialplanningpowers #cabins #overlooking #toilandtrouble https://lnkd.in/ektr4Xta

The  Building Better Homes Campaign is ramping up the pressure on the New South Wales Government to sign up to the Silver Level Livable Housing Design Standards in the National Construction Code – a set of design standards that require new housing developments to offer basic accessibility for all people.    New South Wales is one of only two state/territory governments that have refused to sign up to the Standards. Both the Disability Royal Commission and the NDIS Review recommended that the NSW Government sign up to the Standards as soon as possible. https://lnkd.in/g9ck3xe6

It should be a nice development of the Inlet District in Port Moody.