72 - Aging in Place - Designing for all of us, start to finish...

UnBuild It Podcast

At the heart of this issue is the new acronym, TFF--Temporarily Fully Functional. That would be everyone because no one gets around the loss of function as we age. It's not a question of if but when. How well should our homes support the loss of function? Maybe high-performance homes that are just as "UD-ready" as they are "PV-ready" (UD for Universal Design/PV for Photo-Voltaic)? Jake closes out with a pretty cool UD-tip/technique he recently coined.

Pete's Resources:

1. Visitability Housing: Basic Access that is Practical and Cost Effective - https://www.flhousing.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Visitability_Housing.pdf

2. Homes for Everyone: Universal Design Principles - https://www.huduser.gov/portal/publications/destech/unidesig.html

3. Residential Remodeling and Universal Design - https://www.huduser.gov/portal/publications/destech/resid.html