News tagged with residential

Study finds foreclosure crisis had significant racial dimensions

Although the rise in subprime lending and the ensuing wave of foreclosures was partly a result of market forces that have been well-documented, the foreclosure crisis was also a highly racialized process, according to a study ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 04, 2010 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (11) | comments 2

Marine base to house largest solar-powered residential community in U.S.

For young Marines at Camp Lejeune, green isn't just the color of uniforms anymore. On Thursday, the base celebrated its status as the site of what will be the largest solar-thermal-powered residential community in the continental ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 21, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 3

Radon in residential buildings: A risk factor for lung cancer

About 1900 deaths from lung cancer per year in Germany are due to radon within residential buildings. This was the conclusion reached in the current edition of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International by Klaus Schmid of the ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Mar 30, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

CCNY's solar roof pod showcases innovative technology

A unique structure in the urban landscape has arisen on a plaza of The City College of New York campus over the past few months. Designed and built by CCNY students, faculty and team sponsors, it is meant ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Sep 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The waning of American apartheid? Residential segregation declines in U.S. metros

The ideal of equal housing opportunities is closer to becoming a reality in most major U.S. metro areas, according to a University of Michigan researcher.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 02, 2011 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 15

Solar-powered safety: Road signs blink their warnings

Across New Jersey, more towns are using solar-powered warning signs, capitalizing on the technology's effectiveness to inform the public, warn motorists of danger and save energy.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jun 19, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study Examines Racial 'Blind Spots' in Chicago Area Communities

(PhysOrg.com) -- Racial residential segregation in the Chicago area may be perpetuated by a lack of knowledge of communities across racial lines, according to a new study led by a University of Illinois at Chicago researcher.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Study: Residential segregation still a problem in US

Despite increasing numbers of multiethnic neighborhoods in the United States, relatively few black or white families are actually moving into these types of communities, according to a new study in the June issue of the American So ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 31, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 6

A sense of home important is in residential care for the elderly

Many elderly people in residential care feel insecure during relocation or renovation work - but there are ways of handling the situation. Those who manage to create a sense of home where they live are in a better position ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 05, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

UBC study shows increased risk of infectious disease in children of residential school survivors

(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time ever, research has revealed a statistical connection between residential schools and infectious disease rates. New findings from a University of British Columbia study on at-risk Aboriginal ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Feb 12, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New York is vying to become global high-tech hub

(AP) -- Just as a trench dug in the 1800s created a shortcut to the nation's interior and helped make New York a global trading hub, the city is now hoping for another "Erie Canal moment" with a high-tech research complex ...

Technology / Business

created May 28, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 2