ACE TEAM 8 MEETING NOTES MTG #6 1/3/2010

Minutes By Jessica Santiago

Marilyn, Kevin and Edwin were unable to attend the meeting. Their presentations will be postponed until the January 10^th Meeting.

Raphael presented his findings regarding burial rights for military veterans.

Team 8 reviewed questions and meeting minutes posted to the Team 8 Blog.

Activities for the Seniors

Garden / farming are considered a healthy activities. Food grown could be used to feed residents. Gardening is very therapeutic.

Homeless Veteran’s Debate

Since our program specifically states that the typical home mortgage in our village is between $250,000 - $350,000 how can our design have a positive impact the homeless veteran’s population?

Senior Living Concept

Aging In Place – promote the ability of someone to live in one place. The home is designed to be flexible or adaptable so that residents can receive the different levels of care.

Three types of Living in Senior Housing

1. Independent Living – active residents who do not require care.

2. Assisted Living – help residents with daily activities (eating, dressing and taking medication.

3. Skilled Nursing – highest level of care for residents who are unable to care for themselves.

Most often residents move from one level to the next.

The latest approach to Skilled Nursing is “Small Houses” that are small in scale and non-institutional. Unlike historical Skilled Nursing settings that are reminiscent of hospitals, the small house looks and functions like a typical home. Cooking is done by a staff in an open kitchen, residents dine in intimate settings and care is focused on the whole person not just the illness. Smaller homes use less energy and impact less of the natural site.

Materials and Products that Nataly located

Landscape - Earthstone Pavers made from recycled materials – www.Earthstoneproducts.net

Windows - greenliteglass.com stores energy and reuses the heat and cooling which reduces the size of the mechanical system - www.Energy Efficient Glass –

Pella Aluminum Wood windows and window walls – www.pellacommercial.com

Project Site Location

Through a unanimous vote WACO, TX has been selected as our site.

Waco, TX was selected based on the recommendation from Military.com and Us News and World Report.

Specific parcels of land where viewed via Google Earth. We are looking to site our village near the perimeter of Lake Waco.

Team 8 Reviewed Waco City demographics using City-Data.com

Some highlighted statistics:

Avg. household income is $30,000

Land Area Total is 84.2 square miles

Avg. home Sales - $120,000

Waco is prone to tornadoes

Crime is higher than the national avg.

Additional information was reviewed but too much to include here:

Action Items for our next meeting

All information should be posted to the blog.

Information research about Waco, TX and other general topics have been delegated as follows:

Jessica

Survey Universal Design Concepts

Survey of Climate Conditions – Waco TX

Survey of Soil Conditions – Waco, TX

Survey of native landscapes and plants– Waco, TX

Nataly

Survey of Passive Solar Housing Concepts and Technical Data

Site Maps – Waco, TX

Survey and locate Veterans Administrative Hospitals and Services – Waco, TX

Survey and locate Military Bases – Waco TX

Danny

Amenities and attractions in and nearby Waco, TX

Tourist and historical information – Waco, TX

Lifestyle and Culture - Waco TX

Allen

Survey of USGBC Neighborhood Development Criteria

City Planning Land Use and Layout – Waco, TX

Shamanie

Solar Decathlon home designs and green practices

Make It Right homes designs and green practices

Aerial Photos Waco, TX

Appropriate Sustainable Strategies for Waco, TX

Ellen and Robert

Survey of at least 3 existing Retirement Communities in Waco, TX.

Survey of existing Military Retirement Communities in Waco, TX.

Robert

Topographical information - Waco, TX

George

Survey of typical housing styles – Waco TX

Survey of Solar options in Waco, TX

Survey of Wind Energy options in Waco, TX

Survey of Geothermal Energy options in Waco, TX

Raphael

Municipal and Private Utilities

End of Meeting

OUR NEXT MEETING

Our next Meeting, will take place on Monday January 10th will be held at the offices of GZA GeoEnvironmental located at 104 West 29th Street, 10th Floor.

Take the 1, 2, 3, N, R, Q, D or B train to the 34th STREET STATION in Manhattan. Walk south to 29th street. The office is located on the south side of 29th Street, near 6th Avenue.

See you there!