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Design Trends
Greening the Golden Years
When designing a garden for seniors, find inspiration in the romantic gardens of the mid-twentieth century. Think of English gardens filled with the pastel hues and familiar scents of roses, lavender and lilacs. Remember that with seniors vision often falters so they must rely more heavily on other senses to enjoy the garden.
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Current Daylighting Levels and the Evidence for More
With the relatively low priority given in North America to daylighting in buildings of any kind as background, it’s made easier to allow any number of excuses to justify starving our hospitals of daylight.
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A View to Security and Safety
Standard annealed glass is used for most windows commercially and residentially for single pane, double pane and triple pane windows, with or without Low E or reflective coatings. It tends to break easily upon impact, produces large sharp shards and offers very little resistance for security applications.
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Saving Water
When replacing toilets, look for ones that are adjusted in height to make it easier to get on and off the seat. Many companies have toilets that are set at chair height so residents won’t have to bend as low to sit down on them. They’re generally more comfortable for most average height persons. Kohler calls these toilets their “comfort height” line. They’re offered in several models that also use less water than a standard toilet.
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