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The AARP's universal design contest winners.
Add safety and functionality without interrupting design flow by installing the new Belay tile-in handrail.
The difference between aging in place and universal design, and how to find a consultant to help remodelers design for these types of clients.
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If green building is the hottest thing going in remodeling, universal design isn't far behind. Remodeler Mike Vowels is an up-and-coming expert in both.
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How to build profits by creating universally designed new homes and updating existing ones.
New book to help designers create homes that allow homeowners to age in place.
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AARP survey finds 29 percent of baby boomers have made changes to homes so they can live there longer.
At the Southern Ideal Home show — an annual venue where Peggy and David Mackowski market their remodeling company and highlight universal design ideas — a 60-year-old homeowner approached them about remodeling her house.
This bathroom is one of two that were gutted and remodeled as part of a larger whole-house project by Tibma Design/Build in Needham, Mass. Operations and marketing director Mary Tibma says the homeowners purchased the 1970s house because it had an open layout and a living area on one level, which...
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The Georgia Institute of Technology has a research facility to evaluate people's experiences using technology to enhance quality of life and maintain independence as they age. The Aware Home Research Initiative (AHRI), based at Georgia Tech's campus in Atlanta, is an interdisciplinary group that...