This blog is an announcement and the body of text that follows is copied from NAHB’s website: UNIVERSAL DESIGN/BUILD This two-day course focuses on integrated home design features and product specifications that account for client differences due to circumstance, physical characteristics, health issues and aging. Universal Design/Build expands on the...
CAPS – Certified Aging In Place Specialist
Hooray! I am a CAPS graduate. What’s so different? Through manuals, instruction, discussion and testing, I added to my knowledge (even me, Mr. know-it-all). And, I am very excited. CAPS is an acronym for Certified Aging In Place Specialist. It is a three-day training and certification course offered by NAHB,...
Home Evolutions
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“Home Evolutions provides customized, high-quality building and remodeling services for people with disabilities and older adults wishing to maintain their independence.”...
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Convenient Cache: Universal Design Going Forward
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“Although it sometimes may seem that everything to be said on the topic of Universal Design must surely have been said, this topic is so hot right now that I feel compelled to offer an update on current news and directions. Recently, including at this year’s International Builders’ Show, there...