Solutions to the labor crisis? New approaches to design? Experts from the worlds of construction, design, demographics, and management forecast hotspots on the road ahead. More
Many remodeling clients over age 55 have a medical condition that the project needs to accommodate or are anticipating old-age infirmities that they want to plan for. More
Though they're not exactly new ideas, a recently established nonprofit group hopes to give aging in place and universal design new national prominence. The event was held last fall in conjunction with the first ever Aging In Place week, a series of events the two groups coordinated nationwide. More
I realized my important value was helping people form a strategy to live independently," says Louis Tenenbaum (Big50 1997), who closed down Access Remodeling in January 2002 to focus on this goal. Tenenbaum honors warranty requests from his 10-year-old business, but now you'll find him writing a book, penning think-tank papers, and speaking nationwide on accessibility and "visitability," words he says the public, governments, and agencies are paying more attention to these days. More
