Service Flats with Technology

By Guy Kasier, E&D Systems

As national demographics see an ever increasing growth in the older age groups, so there is a significant demand for homes that cater to this market and to people who, for whatever reason, require some form of assisted living in their home to enable them to stay there rather than being cared for away from home – privately or by the state.

This article reports on a guided tour around service flats, reviewing the modern technologies used in them to improve comfort, welfare, safety and energy efficiency. These service flats had been built in Flanders (Belgium) by a company called Serviceflats Invest, a fixed capital investment company that was set up in 1995. This company has to date completed 46 projects comprising a total of 1,063 service flats specifically designed for the elderly. As a further indication of the demand levels, there are currently 4 projects on the go with 99 flats under construction and 13 projects with 331 flats in the design stage.

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