Technological Aspects Of A Smart Cottage For Seniors

This paper presents the design, development and construction of a new kind of housing for senior citizens. A Smart Cottage for Seniors has been developed that is accessible, affordable and contains technology to keep the seniors at home longer, safer and healthier. The cottage uses Universal design techniques that ensure that the cottage will change with the needs of the occupants. A technology system integrates the security, home automation, energy management and medical monitoring functions into one web page that can be viewed and controlled from any web browser (with proper identification). A prototype of the home has been built and tested.