Posts by Livable Canada
Integrated Diverse Living Solutions for Persons with Memory Decline
The presentation provides an overview of a 1.5 year consortium project in Finland that centers on finding solutions and strategies to promote social inclusion and independence for persons living with mild to moderate memory decline. The reliance on complex residential care is both societally problematic and financially unsustainable. Ms. Arpiainen’s presentation touches on the pros…
Read MoreModify Or Move? Plan Ahead To Age In Place Successfully
Modify or Move? This is a question that should be asked by all older adults and people with disabilities. Planning ahead is the key to successfully aging in place and living independently. Does it make more sense for your clients to stay in their current home and modify it for their long-term needs, or should…
Read MoreHealth & Wellbeing: Transforming the Home
The great body of ever-increasing research is validating that humans and their health and well-being is intricately connected to the environments we design and build. Designers, architects, in fact everyone in the building trades, must understand our impact and responsibility to those for whom we design. “There is no such thing as a neutral place.…
Read MoreDurham Modular Supportive Housing
By: Canadian Architect WINNER OF A 2021 CANADIAN ARCHITECT AWARD OF EXCELLENCE At a time where homelessness, along with the lack of affordable and transitional housing, is visibly present in communities throughout Canada, this proposal seeks solutions that can be rapidly implemented and seamlessly knitted into existing neighbourhoods. This project aims to destigmatize supportive housing…
Read MoreMultifamily Living Tech Trends to Watch in 2022
By: Mike Branam The past two years have monumentally shifted how technology is used in homes. We’ve seen a wave of innovative tech developments to support the new way of living as renter demands change and an older generation enters the residential rental market. How will property managers keep up with the new demand, and…
Read MoreTechnology vs Decor: The Best Options for Hiding Technology in a Home
By: Jay Basen The vast majority of projects that I worked on in my career involved the integration of smart technology into large homes. However, my very first project as an integrator was for a bar/restaurant. The facility was going through a major redesign that included turning the bar space into a sports bar and…
Read MoreWhat 1,240 Homeowners Said They Want in a Healthy Home
By: Alison Rice Builders should highlight these four features to engage with home buyers who care about health and wellness, according to new research from the New Home Trends Institute. If you’re marketing your healthy homes based primarily on your usage of no- or low-VOC paints, you might want to rethink your approach. While such…
Read MoreAsk an Expert: Mold Color
By: Bill Hayward Ask an Expert is an occasional feature where we pose a question submitted by readers to Healthy Home Director Carl Grimes and Healthy Building Scientist Joe Medosch. Reader Question: Can I Tell What Kind Of Mold I Have By The Color? What Does The Color Of Mold Indicate? You cannot tell the…
Read MoreMan Spends $1-Million so Wife With Dementia can Live at Home
By: Rob Carrick A man loved his wife so much he spent $1-million over a decade so she could live at home, despite suffering from dementia. That story is told by Globe and Mail health columnist André Picard in his new book, Neglected No More: The Urgent Need to Improve the Lives of Canada’s Elders in the Wake…
Read More90% of People Want to Grow in Their Own Home – What’s the Real Cost of Doing so?
By: Alessandra Malito More Americans want to age in place — also known as living at home the rest of their lives — but that arrangement takes a lot of planning, money and attention to detail. Lowe’s LOW, -0.48%, the home-improvement retail chain, was the latest company to bring attention to this growing desire to age in place.…
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