Research on Optimization of Environmental Protection Scheme of Retirement Housing from the Concept of Ecological Design

Abstract

With the tide of aging sweeping the world, home-based care for the aged due to its unique advantages was replacing hospitals and institutions as the main and realistic choice for the elderly. For the increasing requirements of old-age care life, the concept of ecological design adhered to the characteristics of “removable, maintained, recycled and repeated”, which was rising to the basic principle of environmental protection design for residential old-age care and also an important measure to solve the problem of old-age care. This article would reflect the ecological design concept from environmental protection decoration, sound, light, water, garbage, heat and other environmental aspects to optimize the environmental protection scheme for the elderly housing, which helped enhance the “sense of acquisition” of the elderly.

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“…The factors of the living environment of the elderly, including their comfort, safety, and diversification, are considered while formulating the design principles of living environments for this population [25]. Jiang et al [26] proposed to include ecological design concepts in terms of environmental protection, decoration, sound, light, water, waste, heat, and other environmental aspects to optimize the environmental protection scheme for elderly living, which helps enhance their "sense of access". Martins et al [27] provided design guidelines for the environment built for the elderly so that the building is more suitable to the occupants' needs, helps reduce heat-related vulnerabilities, improves the sense of well-being, minimizes the dependence on heating and cooling, and reduces energy use.…”