Resources.
General Universal Design Resources
This book features a blend of beautiful projects, creative ideas, and substantive planning information. Highly visual, the book features projects showing room contexts, as well as detail shots. The mix of projects encompasses small and large houses; one-story and multi-story houses; and ideas for general accessibility and comfort as well as some targeted more directly at handicap accessibility. There is an emphasis on remodeled projects, but new homes designed with an eye toward accessibility -- present and future -- are included as well.
Universal Design – Principles and Models
by Roberta Null CRC Press, 2013.
The book helps readers understand how the principles of Universal Design can be used to evaluate all products and places by showing Best Practice examples and explaining why they are universally designed. It presents a variety of users/groups in different situations and then shows design directives for meeting their needs. It includes both commercial and residential design.
Expanding Implementation of Universal Design and Visitability Features in Housing Stock By Shannon Guzman, AARP Public Policy Institute; Janet Viveiros, National Housing Conference; and Emily Salomon, Formerly with National Housing Conference, 2017
Universal Design Handbook: Second Edition
by Wolfgang F. E. Preiser and Korydon Smith McGraw Hill, 2011
This handbook provides examples of global standards and design solutions, and covers the full scope of universal design, discussing how to develop media, products, buildings, and infrastructure for the widest range of human needs, preferences, and functioning.
This book introduces designers to the principles and practice of designing for all people. From the foundations of accessibility and aging to the practice of designing interiors, products, housing and transportation systems, all aspects of this growing field are explored. It includes best practices examples to demonstrate the value of universal design as both a survey of the field and reference for researchers.
Aging in Place Resources
AARP Home Fit Guide
This guide offers information and tips to keep your home in top form for comfort, safety and livability.
American Society of Interior Design – Home for a Lifetime
This website offers a helpful resource for interior designers on aging design issues, marketing strategies and other useful resources.
This resource provides the latest housing data, options, and trends to help you plan, design, and construct homes and communities to meet the requirements and expectations of aging baby boomers.
This document provides guidance on designing new homes for aging-in-place. Developed with new home construction in mind, this can be used as general guidance when renovating, designing additions or new construction
This series addresses questions around the cost and hiring of a contractor. It was developed as a series to help folks through the process of financing and completing a home construction project.
Covers the costs associated wth building a BLD home.
This website provides information on the option of cohousing for seniors.
Remodeling Resources
Accessible Residential Remodel
Center for Universal Design with revisions by RL Mace Universal Design Institute, 2016
Produced by AARP Illinois and the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus
This book features a blend of beautiful projects, creative ideas, and substantive planning information. Highly visual, the book features projects showing room contexts, as well as detail shots. The mix of projects encompasses small and large houses; one-story and multi-story houses; and ideas for general accessibility and comfort as well as some targeted more directly at handicap accessibility. There is an emphasis on remodeled projects, but new homes designed with an eye toward accessibility -- present and future -- are included as well.
This series addresses questions around the cost and hiring of a contractor. It was developed as a series to help folks through the process of financing and completing a home construction project.
Center for Universal Design with revisions by RL Mace Universal Design Institute, 2016
Guidance on how to add a ramp that looks good and is also functional.
