River of Life

Seniors community uses cistern and vegetated swales to reduce impact to river.

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NEWBRIDGE ON THE CHARLES LOCATION: Dedham, Mass.

DEVELOPER: Hebrew SeniorLife

SIZE: 1 million square feet on 162 acres

FEATURES: Advanced irrigation management system with a weather station and a 183,000-gallon cistern; stormwater management system that uses vegetated swales (ditches filled with vegetation); permeable pavers; underground infiltration basins

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