The National Aging In Place week highlights innovative solutions and progressive alternatives to meet the needs of this increasingly important social issue. To help older adults prepare for their later years, leaders from the aging in place field—home modification experts, geriatric care managers, financial planners, home care workers, to name a few—have banded together to host educational events in communities around the nation. Their goal is to help make aging in place a safe and comfortable experience for older Americans. The culmination of their

SURFACE Inclusive Design Research Centre is part of the Research Institute for the Built and Human Environment at the University of Salford. Formed in 1999, SURFACE is a centre of excellence for promoting the understanding and practice of inclusion in all aspects of the design and use of the built environment and the external environment.

http://www.surface.salford.ac.uk/  

The Research House project investigates building ‘smarter’ and more ‘environmentally responsive’ homes. It brings together new and innovative design concepts, technologies and products and tests them in a single living environment to improve housing for Queenslanders.

http://www.build.qld.gov.au/research/research08.asp

Virtual tour

The Rotorua NOW Home® is a first-time collaboration between Beacon Pathway Ltd and Housing New Zealand Corporation. The new, three-bedroom home in Fordlands has been designed to focus on energy efficiency, sustainable water use, effective storm water disposal and waste reduction.

“b_free” Trade fair for barrier free construction, homes and living for all – Ausberg, Germany. 24th -27th September 2008

Three themes will be explored during the four-day Conference in Montréal: Health, Participation and Security. The important inclusion for this conference is that of Design, with the programme examining the impact and relationship of design against these three themes. Design is a major component that must be given greater relevance towards improving the quality of life of our older citizens.

6th National Housing Conference – Melbourne, November 2009

The Victorian Office of Housing and the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) will be hosting the 6th National Housing Conference in Melbourne in November 2009.

http://www.nationalhousingconference.org.au/melbourne2009