HARTFORD, Conn. - Universal design continues to be a hot button trend as Baby Boomers age. To highlight various innovative design options available, The Hartford Center for Mature Market Excellence ...

One year all-white is all the rage; the next, it’s all about shadowy tones. Home design trends come and go (remember Hollywood Regency?), but one that by definition is meant for the long haul is ...

When considering the most comfortable spot in the home, the kitchen probably isn’t the first room that comes to mind. But the heart of the home has come a long way in the realm of comfort, with ...

In our 40s, we’ve accepted the aches and pains that remind us we’re no longer 25. That said, the last thing we want to think about is how our health might look in our 60s and 70s, much less what ...

Rosemarie Rossetti and her husband, Mark Leder, created a sustainable universal design home. CHICAGO — According to U.S. Census Bureau figures, about one in seven Americans is disabled. That number is ...

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COLUMBUS, OHIO — The soon to be completed Universal Design Living Laboratory (UDLL) home is a fusion of universal design and green building technologies and products. COLUMBUS, OHIO — The soon to be ...

Aging in place and the rise of multigenerational living are reshaping what we expect from a “forever” home. Today’s families need spaces that can adapt and evolve over time—without constant ...

When Chicago residents Cheryl Smalling and Jim Zalewa began looking for a new home, they knew they wanted a place with few or no stairs. “We are getting older, and when you get older, you get tired of ...

Universal accessibility in architecture refers to the capacity that all people have to access and inhabit a space regardless of their cognitive and physical capacities, and it is a subject that cannot ...