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Watch UDI’s Richard Duncan deliver the keynote address for the San Francisco AIA Designing for Aging Adults Symposium. This two day event was an excellent opportunity to connect the benefits of Universal Design with maintaining our lifestyle and our preferred inter-dependence as we age. Richard discusses social ecology and health outcomes all the way to home technology.

AIASF + Center for A+D- Design for Aging Symposium (Day 2) (1)

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rduncan81

Feb 10
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New Age-Friendly Home

We’ve always known that a large, big budget home can easily include a lot of universal (UD) and age-friendly features. That’s what we...

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rduncan81

Dec 15, 2021
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ADU Condos

We know that high real estate prices are one driver of accessory dwelling (ADU) development. In this context, accessory dwellings become...

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rduncan81

Nov 30, 2021
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MARC's Remodeling Guide

We recently completed the first edition of a guide to remodeling homes for accessible and universal design. We worked on this for the Mid...

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7 ways to make aging-in-place upgrades that won’t reduce your home’s resale value

rduncan81

Jul 27, 2021
1 min

7 ways to make aging-in-place upgrades that won’t reduce your home’s resale value

The topic of this article is interesting: retaining your home's value while making it more age-friendly. However, it takes some odd...

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Do residential bathrooms designed for older adults need to have corner-located toilets?

rduncan81

Jul 9, 2021
1 min

Do residential bathrooms designed for older adults need to have corner-located toilets?

The corner location facilitates the installation and use of wall-mounted grab bars. It seems to me that bowl-mounted bars have far more...

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Policy Fundamentals For Livable Communities

rduncan81

May 25, 2021
1 min

Policy Fundamentals For Livable Communities

People of all ages and ability levels need communities where they can thrive and lead meaningful lives. Communities should be designed to...

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rduncan81

May 7, 2021
1 min

Multi-Generational or Not

This article showcases an example of a long, narrow, rectangular tear-down home in a pretty high density urban setting. My rule of thumb...

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rduncan81

Apr 20, 2021
2 min

To Bidet or Not to Bidet

We have worked with AARP for years and have had the privilege to participate in several of their regional and national programs. Early...

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