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7th NOVEMBER 2011
Great Northern Haven was shortlisted for the Engineering Project of the Year 2011, as part of the Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards.
This was a wonderful acknowledgement for the project as these awards showcase projects that positively influence society through feats of engineering.
The Great Northern Haven apartments enable older residents to live independently and comfortably in their own homes, and have a huge influence on contemporary research into ageing well in Ireland. These homes provide a new model for independent living and will positively inform national policy in relation to services for older people.
The eventual winning project The Mizen Head Footbridge in Cork was selected by the Irish public in an online vote and announced at an awards ceremony in the Four Seasons Hotel on the 4th November last. Congratulations to them.
John Power, Engineers Ireland Director General quoted “In truth, all the short-listed entries showcase all that is good about the engineering sector and the value, both economically and socially, that engineers create for this country.”
See more details here.
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22nd November2011
Great Northern Haven featured on RTE's About the House last night (November 22nd). The piece showcased some of the technology research being carried out at CASALA and the Netwell Centre, including health and behaviour monitoring through various sensor and interactive technologies. Rodd Bond, director of the Netwell Centre was interviewed about ongoing research at Great Northern Haven, whilst two of the residents, Sean Farrell and Sean McGuinness also appeared in the episode, demonstrating and discussing the various technologies in their homes.
You can find the episode on RTE's iPlayer, beginning at 12 minutes and 43 seconds into the episode.
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2nd November 2011
Dr. Julie Doyle, Human Computer Interaction researcher at CASALA, presented at the CARDI International Conference at Croke Park, on Wednesday 2nd November 2011. The talk, entitled "Closing the loop in Ambient Assisted Living - towards feedback and interventions to support health and emotional wellbeing" focused on the importance of not only monitoring older adults in their homes, but also providing them with feedback of the information learned from this monitoring, to support them in playing an active role in managing their own health. The slides are available here.
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