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Longevity Design House
Recycling unwanted construction materials and building a better home for elderly
ABOUT
Year Established: 2015
Beneficiaries: Single elderly
| http://www.longevitygroup.net | |
| Longevity Design House | |
| Creating a suitable and comfortable living environment for the elderly |
SOCIAL ISSUES
- Aging population is getting serious in Hong Kong, however the current living environment has failed to meet the physical needs of the elderly
- Developers and construction companies throw away tonnes of unwanted construction materials every year, in which most of the materials are brand new and in high quality
SOCIAL INNOVATION
- One-year maintenance plan for elderly who live alone
- Leverage on the unwanted construction materials to provide maintenance scheme
EXCEPTED SOCIAL IMPACT
 | 2100 single elderly could enjoy the maintenance plan and increase the living standard |
 | 8.6 million unwanted materials to be secured and re-used |
 | 100 unemployed youth or retired persons to be hired as part-time home refitting technicians |
 | 4 district councils to be collaborated to promote “Ageing in Place” |
BUSINESS MODEL
Longevity Design House offers one-year maintenance plan to single elderly and holds training programmes for developers and construction companies
PROGRAMME CONTENT
One-year maintenance plan
Allow elderly who live alone in public housing or government-subsidised housing can subscribe for the one-year maintenance plan to enjoy unlimited maintenance services
Organising corporate training programme
Partner with NGOs to organise training programmes for developers and construction companies so as to encourage donation of unwanted construction materials