For well over a decade, professional associations related to the building industry have been advising their members to prepare for the coming “silver tsunami” that is the aging of the baby boomer generation. With the vast majority expecting to “age in place” in their current or “retirement” home, the day… Read More →

With greater freedom to choose where and how they want to live, retirees are focusing on making their last home their best home. Modifying their homes to be more age-friendly is important to some, but most have or plan to undertake projects to make their homes more aesthetically appealing, comfortable… Read More →

Roughly 10,000 baby boomers will turn 65 today — and every day — for the next 17 years. Born between 1946 and 1964, baby boomers make up 26 percent of the U.S population. This age group also controls 80 percent of all personal financial assets in the United States. At… Read More →

Like trains running on parallel tracks, sustainable design and Universal Design have been coursing their separate ways through the A&D community, gradually picking up steam over the years.  At last, they have caught up with each other at a crossroads called Design-for-Aging, and the timing couldn’t be more fortuitous. Although… Read More →