NJ community completes $8.9 million ‘green’ makeover
May 02, 2016
The Masonic Village at Burlington recently completed an $8.9 million makeover that positions the 120-year-old facility “one of the most sustainable, energy-efficient and resilient senior living communities...
Resident-led solar panel project expected to save $50,000 annually
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 16, 2021
Residents of a Florida continuing care retirement community saw their drive for sustainable energy become a reality with the recent installation of solar panels on the community’s roof.
Companies with female CEOs are more eco-friendly, researchers say
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 07, 2022
Companies led by women tend to make more environmentally friendly decisions, according to researchers at the School of Management at Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xi’an, China.
Senior living operators increasingly adopting green initiatives: Ziegler
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 17, 2023
If senior living operators don’t already have electric vehicle charging stations at their communities, they’re thinking about adding them, according to the results of the latest Ziegler CFO Hotline...
25 Brookdale communities earn Energy Star certification
Jan 04, 2018
Twenty-five Brookdale Senior Living communities have earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star certification, the Brentwood, TN-based company announced Wednesday.
Electric vehicles, charging stations latest amenities at California CCRC
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 15, 2022
A California senior living community recently added an electric vehicle, as well as four charging stations, for resident transportation needs.
Illuminating lighting in assisted living
By
John Casadonte
May 13, 2015
Advancements in lighting are among the most recent and most promising innovations to assure a better quality of life in assisted living and nursing facilities for seniors.
Aegis Living’s latest community is ‘setting new standards’ for ‘going green’
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 09, 2022
The “world’s greenest” senior living community opened in Seattle on Monday, according to Bellevue, WA-based Aegis Living.
The ‘three-bucket’ approach to sustainability
By
Stephen P. Ashkin
Dec 07, 2017
Interested in sustainability efforts that could save your company money? Here are steps you can take now and in the future.
LEEDing the charge: Insights from green certification
By
Rodney Fenstermacher
Jul 22, 2015
It’s clear the “green” movement has planted it roots and proven to be more than a fad in fashion, living and housing.