One of the country’s fastest changing professions is senior housing and services. As I was reading the news about the new LEED-certified green senior housing that Ecumen recently developed for North Country Health Services in Bemidji, Minn., I’m wondering if we’re going to see a new housing category in America – green senior housing?   

Think about land use.  My colleagues who develop senior housing often talk about the need to build not just one-off housing, but to develop "villages" that contain nearby shopping, multi-generational housing and other amenities that provide easy access for people and use land in a more effective way.  Do you think America will see more green senior housing?