The green living trend is sweeping the nation, and senior housing facilities are no exception. It’s not just about enticing earth-conscious baby boomers, though their desire to leave a greener world behind certainly factors into the design for many forward thinking senior facilities. Going green helps cut the heating and cooling costs, improve water conservation efforts, and meet Energy Star standards across all of the devices used in the facility. Most importantly, green living is an enabler of the high quality life style which seniors through their lifetime of hard work have earned.

1. Paramount Rotary Tuesday September 6,
2016 by
Tony Green
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“The True Meaning of Sustainability
to Seniors”

2. Agenda
1. Retirement Homes Today
2. The Future of Retirement
Homes
3. What is it means to you as
a senior…..
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3. “We have put more effort into
helping folks
reach old age then into helping
them enjoy it” - Frank A.
Clark
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4. Traditional Retirement Homes
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5. Traditional Retirement Homes
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6. Traditional Retirement Homes
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Who wants to live like this?

7. Traditional Retirement Homes
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8. Source: https://www.slideshare.net/janderzhon/sustainable-
environments-for-aging?from_m_app=ios
20% of
the US
population
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will be 60
or
older by
2050
10,000
baby
boomers
turning
65
every day

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10. Retirement communities
are still rare in the
United States (exact
figures are scant)
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11. Sustainability Trends in Retirement Homes
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12. Sustainability Trends in Retirement Homes
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13. Sustainability Trends in Retirement Homes
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14. Sustainability Trends in Retirement Homes
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15. Sustainability Trends in Retirement Homes
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16. True Meaning of Sustainability to Seniors?
Your Quality of Life!
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17. “Retirement is the beginning
of life, not the end.”
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18. Thanks to our gracious sponsor
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19. Alternative Energy
Environment
Advanced Materials
Water Conservation
“I believe if people in
general had a better
understanding of how
alternative/clean
technologies worked
there would much less
comprehension and fear
toward adopting these
technologies.”
The Voice of sustainability
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21. Additional Resources
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http://www.topretirements.com/blog/category/green
http://www.nextavenue.org/green-retirement-communities-
are-sprouting/
http://www.seniorhomes.com/p/sustainable-senior-living-
communities/
http://www.topretirements.com/tips/Green_Communities/Loo
king_for_Green_Retirement_Communities.html