Universal Design
Article from NCSU:
"Universal design's overarching goal - inclusivity - is not only about accommodating many users, but also about accommodating the same client over time. Clients who have specific needs change their habits, buy new things, develop new interests and grow older in their homes. Including universal design means the house will be good for a range of purchasers and great for the same purchaser as his or her needs change. Advocates suggest builders use universal design to make their product "better." Universal design details are not bad practice, but they are uncommon. Sometimes universal design means using familiar materials in an unusual way. Time-honored construction techniques and details must be adjusted. The builder's whole team must be brought up to speed. Though material cost is incidental in new construction (see the Concrete Change Web site ), there is a cost to the learning curve and changing construction flow. Seeing these issues and a limited direct benefit - namely, a marketing advantage for their efforts - builders wonder, quite reasonably, "better for whom?" That said, an important point is that universal design homes usually sell very quickly. The fact is universal design leads to "darned good design" in homes that are readily marketable."
Design http://www.ncsu.edu/project/design-projects/udi/
Useful Links: Concrete Change Easy Living Home© National Association of Area Agencies on Aging Universal Design Alliance NAHB Seniors Housing Council NAHB local Seniors Housing Councils NAHB Remodeler's Council Certified Aging in Place Specialist Program Seniors Real Estate Specialist The Center for Universal Design National Resource Center on Supportive Housing and Home Modification AARP on Home Design
"Universal design's overarching goal - inclusivity - is not only about accommodating many users, but also about accommodating the same client over time. Clients who have specific needs change their habits, buy new things, develop new interests and grow older in their homes. Including universal design means the house will be good for a range of purchasers and great for the same purchaser as his or her needs change. Advocates suggest builders use universal design to make their product "better." Universal design details are not bad practice, but they are uncommon. Sometimes universal design means using familiar materials in an unusual way. Time-honored construction techniques and details must be adjusted. The builder's whole team must be brought up to speed. Though material cost is incidental in new construction (see the Concrete Change Web site ), there is a cost to the learning curve and changing construction flow. Seeing these issues and a limited direct benefit - namely, a marketing advantage for their efforts - builders wonder, quite reasonably, "better for whom?" That said, an important point is that universal design homes usually sell very quickly. The fact is universal design leads to "darned good design" in homes that are readily marketable."
Design http://www.ncsu.edu/project/design-projects/udi/
Useful Links: Concrete Change Easy Living Home© National Association of Area Agencies on Aging Universal Design Alliance NAHB Seniors Housing Council NAHB local Seniors Housing Councils NAHB Remodeler's Council Certified Aging in Place Specialist Program Seniors Real Estate Specialist The Center for Universal Design National Resource Center on Supportive Housing and Home Modification AARP on Home Design
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