Extension granted for NAHB contest.The National Association of Home Builders The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is one of the largest trade associations in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, DC, the association organizes one of the largest conventions in North America, The International Builders' Show, which draws more than Seniors Housing Council has extended the deadline for entries for its 2005 Best of Seniors Housing Awards competition to Friday, Nov. 5. The awards program, now in its 12th year, recognizes architectural and interior designs and marketing approaches that have brought quality, innovation and spirit to the senior housing industry while also looking ahead to the future. The awards program is open to project owners, builders, developers, architects, remodelers, operators, interior designers and merchandisers, land planners and marketing/advertising firms that serve the 55+ market. Winning a Best of Seniors Housing Award gives project teams the opportunity to promote their communities as "the best of the best" in the industry. A panel of noted professionals in the 55+ seniors housing field, including builders, architects, designers, gerontologists and marketing/advertising professionals, will judge entries and present awards to current and "on-the-boards" projects in 108 categories. Design categories will include active adult housing Active adult housing refers to communities either age-targeted or age-restricted to people aged 55 or better (sometimes 50 or better). Homes for active adults tend to be single family detached homes, and typically range from 1500 to 2000 square feet, and lots tend to be less , continuing care continuing care a professional convention that a veterinarian who is treating an animal is obliged to continue treating that case unless an arrangement is made with its custodian to transfer the care to another practitioner or to a specialist. retirement community, congregate con·gre·gate tr. & intr.v. con·gre·gat·ed, con·gre·gat·ing, con·gre·gates To bring or come together in a group, crowd, or assembly. See Synonyms at gather. adj. 1. Gathered; assembled. 2. care community, assisted living as·sist·ed living n. A living arrangement in which people with special needs, especially older people with disabilities, reside in a facility that provides help with everyday tasks such as bathing, dressing, and taking medication. , mixed-use, multifamily, renovated seniors housing, special needs housing and aging-in-place. In addition to the overall community and design, projects will be judged on their ability to solve market-specific constraints CONSTRAINTS - A language for solving constraints using value inference. ["CONSTRAINTS: A Language for Expressing Almost-Hierarchical Descriptions", G.J. Sussman et al, Artif Intell 14(1):1-39 (Aug 1980)]. of seniors housing, such as marketability, budget, challenging sites and diverse programs. The awards competition also has separate categories for community center or common area, interior design, model merchandising and more. New in 2005 is a marketing component to reward companies for their success in marketing to older consumers. Among the 32 new marketing categories are logo, community brochure, direct-mail piece/campaign, website, print advertisements, radio and television commercials, sales center and special promotions for active adult, service-enriched and multi family seniors communities. Platinum, gold and silver awards will be given in each category. Award winners will be announced at a gala multimedia awards presentation at the 61st Annual NAHB NAHB National Association of Home Builders NAHB National Academy of Health and Business (Canada) international Builders' Show to be held Jan. 13-16, 2005, in Orlando, Fla. Award winning projects will be exhibited prominently at the IBS IBS Irritable bowel syndrome, see there , displayed on the NAHB website and featured in the NAHB Seniors Housing Council's industry magazine, Seniors' Housing News. Visit www.nahb.org/seniorshousingawards to review the call for entries brochure, which includes an entry application, rules and a list of categories, or call (800) 368-5242, ext. 8220 for more details. |
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