The so-called aging problem is the inevitable result of social progress. China has entered the aging society in the last century. In recent years, the family structure of China has become increasingly miniaturized. People's viewpoints on public pension has also been changed. The apartment for the aged gets more and more popular with old people. The old people also pay more attention to whether the living environment of the apartment for the aged will meet their physiological and psychological

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... eds. This paper explores the key points about the design of the apartment for the aged from the several aspects, such as the selection and planning of the construction site, the design of green public space, the application of solar energy technology, the intelligent technology, the operation management of the apartment for the aged and so on. This paper analyzes the types of environmental resources and the design methods which have their own characteristics.And this paper combines the project of the apartment for the aged in Luquan city of Shijiazhuang and practices the green design method of the elderly community and the apartment for the aged based on environmental resources.