UD Model Home Locator


East Coast UD Housing (in alphabetical order by state):

Washington, DC (2001). UD Capitol Home by the AARP in cooperation with the Center for UD (NC). Interactive virtual tour shows INexpensive design changes that make your home grow with you. Of four UD homes in a range of sizes and styles, three are in California. http://www.aarp.org/universalhome/tour.html

Washington, DC (Feb. 2001). Dietsch, D. K. Universal Design is no barrier to style, Washington Post, p. H01. Private home/accessible apartment of U. S. Representative who also is a quadriplegic. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34576-2001Feb21.html

Sarasota, FL (2001). Florida House Learning Center. UD and Sustainability demonstration. http://sarasota.extension.ufl.edu

Titusville, FL (2002). UD Model Home built to educate the public on benefits of building for aging in place, also Energy Star rated and internet-ready with a computerized security system. http://www.accessiblestructures.com

Atlanta, GA (2002). The timeless home. Shown at International Builders' Show and featured in article series in This Old House magazine, March 2002. http://www.universaldesign.org/pages.asp?pageid=3129

Snellville, GA NE Atlanta suburb (April 2002). First Easy Living Home by private homebuilder certified by Georgia ELH Coalition (requires basic accessibility for approval). By 2005, ELHs found throughout the state.

Georgia: Nationwide Easy Living Home voluntary builder/home certification program implemented in 2004. Click herek for Gallery of 10 ELH homes from $100,000 to $500,000; ELH basic access features list; plus builders' and buyers' sections and contacts outside Georgia.

Bowie, MD (2003). Sichelman, L. A house for all ages. Lifewise Home built by NAHB Research Foundation. San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgibin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/01/05/RE31338.DTL

Takoma Park, MD (2004). Home for the next 50 years. Architect J. Salmen and wife UD-renovated bungalow in historic neighborhood. Follow progress in UD News 2003-04 issues. Photostory in Fine Homebuilding, May 2004. http://www.taunton.com/finehomebuilding/pages/nmh048_h08.asp

Cambridge, MA (n.d.) Cambridge Cohousing (41 units). UD and Visit *Ability included in most units, plus the common house. http://www.cambridgecohousing.org

Amherst, NY (2005). UD Model at Horizon Home Show. http://www.ap.buffalo.edu/idea/e-newsletter/august2005/

Williamsville, NY (2004). Heartland Homes and the IDEA Center at the University of Buffalo collaborated on 2,600 sq. ft. UD/sustainable home. Shown during July Horizons Home Show. Floor plan included in IDEA Center's July UD e-Newsletter. http://www.ap.buffalo.edu/IDEA/

Atlantic City, NJ (2002). UD Demonstration Home, 3,500 sq.ft. Partners: Casino Reinvestment Development Authority; Center for Universal Design; AARP; and Ruth Newman Shapiro Fund. For plans and renderings, link http://www.design.ncsu.edu/CUD/

Richmond, VA (1998). UD: A home for all ages (8-min. segment featured on Today Show, Jan. 1998). Sponsors: AARP, Virginia and Richmond Home Builders Associations, and Partners in American Vocational Education. http://www.design.ncsu.edu/CUD/


Midwestern UD Housing

Bolingbrook, IL (2004). 4,000+ new Visitable private homes built since 2003 City ordinance mandated that ALL new single-family dwellings be built with basic access.

Lake Forest, IL (April 9, 2002). Private UD home for retired couple, Today Show, Click on New Nesting Trend.

West Lafayette, IN (July 2003). Building an accessible home; includes curbless shower images. http://www.vet.purdue.edu/cpr/bsd/building.html

Iowa City, IA (2002). UD Model Home. Sponsors: Iowa Program for Assistive Technology, Univ. of Iowa Legal Clinic, City of Iowa City (IC), Greater IC Home Builders Association, Moore Construction, IC Housing Authority, Iowa Human Rights Commission, Great Plains ADA project, AARP, & Johnson County Coalition for Persons with Disabilities. http://www.icgov.org

Topeka, KS (2004). Turtle Homes. Offset, two-section modular home on all-steel pier foundation, with ceiling-track lift and attached garage; also toilet/bidet/shower/lav combo http://www.turtlehomes.com

Kansas City, MO (2002). Several UD city in-fill homes sponsored by UD Housing Network with Habitat for Humanity, Missouri Housing Development Commission, and KC Home Builders' Association Parade of Homes. http://www.udhn.org

Omaha, NB (2002). Easy Living, LLC, markets three User Friendly Home plans--usable by as many people of all ages and abilities as possible. http://www.userfriendlyhomes.com

Granville, OH? (2005). Rossetti UD Home. http://www.RosemarieSpeaks.com

Toledo, OH (2002). McLaughlin, M. Designed to be accommodating: Parade of Homes, Toledo Blade. Private homebuilders target people 'buying their last home, going to stay there until they die.'

Newburg, WI N. of Milwaukee (1998). Wellcome HOME (House of Modification Examples) All-volunteer, nonprofit organization used donated funds and labor for Resource Center with two Bed & Breakfast suites for visitors. Click here for home tour, case studies, home assessment, friendly kitchen.


Western UD Housing

Berkeley, CA (2005). Nation's first affordable UD appartment complex (29 units). http://www.aia.org/aiarchitect/thisweek05/tw0729/tw0729pw_unineighborhood.htm.

Tucson, AZ (n.d.). Innovative Home Tour. http://www.cud.ncsu

Oakland, CA (n.d.). Swan Market Cohousing (adaptive re-use of former supermarket) includes UD features in individual units and the common house.

California (2001). Virtual UD Home Tour of three model homes, on AARP web site. http://www.aarp.org/universalhome/tour/

Las Vegas, NV (2004). Generations affordable UD home for aging adults and their grandchildren, by Champion Enterprises national manufactured home developer. Shown at AARP Life@50+ event. http://www.championhomes.com

Placitas, NM (2001-02). J. J. Pirkl's Transgenerational House, in UD Newsletter, Oct. 2001, Vol. 5, No. 8; and AARP Magazine, Sept/Oct. 2002.

Kaysville, UT (2001). The Utah House, a UD, sustainable demonstration/learning center at Utah Botanical Center. Online photo tour. LINK: http://www.usu.edu/UtahHouse/

+ ONE from the United Kingdom

Model UD home (2004). Joseph Rowntree Foundation/Habinteg Lifetime Homes; new accessible home design; DVD also available. LINK: http://www.jrf.org.uk/housingand%20care/lifetimehomes/partMandLTH.asp