JSA Inc. wins Merit Award from AIA Design for Aging Review program for The Ridge and the Boulders at RiverWoods

According to JSA Inc. Architects Interiors Planners, the Planning and Design of The Ridge and the Boulders at RiverWoods of Exeter has received the highest honor, a Merit Award, from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Design for Aging Review program. This award highlights the unique and innovative program and design concepts embodied in The Ridge and Boulders of RiverWoods, a Continuing Care Retirement Community campus. The AIA Design for Aging Review is held in partnership with the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA). As one of only 14 firms to receive this award, JSA's RiverWoods at Exeter designs were included in presentations about emerging trends and innovative designs for the aging at the AAHSA annual meeting in October 2009 and will also be presented at the AIA national convention in June. RiverWoods will be featured in the companion publication, Design for Aging Review, 10th Edition, to be published in the fall. The project is owned by RiverWoods at Exeter with development consulting provided by Greystone Communities. The contractor is LeCesse Construction. Local consulting engineers include: JSN Associates, structural engineering; Altus Engineering Inc, civil engineering; DiIorio Inc., electrical engineering; RDK Engineers, mechanical engineering; HBLA Inc. and Stantec, landscape design. The Ridge is open and occupied, the Boulders expansion will open in March.