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their families, friends and neighbors, while continuing to enjoy their deserved independence.

The Living in Place Institute’s educational protocols, when applied, create peace of mind for all ages and generations living in one home simultaneously. Some protocols include:

> Wider staircases, hallways and doorways

> Lever hardware

> Single-level entryways (no steps)

> Raised water closets and bidets

> Raised dishwashers

> Raised washers and dryers

> Ovens and stoves with controls at the front

> Tub and shower handle hardware fixtures

> Single-level shower entries (no steps)

> Base cabinets for dishes, cups, bowls, silverware and utensils

For more information, LivingInPlace.Institute.

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Wellness Within Your Walls Wellness Within

Your Walls founder and principal, Jillian Pritchard Cooke, created her company after experiencing environmental cancer caused by being exposed to sawdust, drywall preparation and paint fumes as an accomplished national and international interior designer of her company, Des-Syn.

After recovering from her illness, Pritchard Cooke and her friends created an educational program to help families live in their homes in good health by eliminating toxins and chemicals.

The Wellness Within Your Walls team has been working on more than 10 demonstration homes throughout the country over the past five years to introduce active wellness educational homes to market, present and tour.

Wellness Within Your Walls has also been honored with the National Association of Home Builders Global Opportunities Board’s Global Innovation Award for Educational Excellence.

To learn more visit online at WellnessWithinYourWalls.com

#3Universal Design Living Laboratory

A third educational opportunity is the Universal Design Living Laboratory created by Rosemarie Rossetti and Mark Leder in Columbus, Ohio. After being paralyzed from the waist down with a spinal cord injury, Rossetti and her husband set out to not only have a more accessible home, but pave the way for others to have more accessible homes.

Built in 2006 with North Star Synergies, Inc., their demonstration home is a great learning opportunity for manufacturers, vendors, trades, service companies, schools, universities, government, health industry employees and, of course, the public.

Learn more in the pages of this magazine, as Rossetti gives a breakdown of key features of the demonstration home in her article. More info is also available at UDLL.com.

#4The Living in Place Institute Laboratory Idea Home

The Marshall Wildfires destroyed 1,084 homes and devasted many other homes and businesses on Dec. 30, 2021, in Boulder County, Louisville and Superior, Colorado. Judy and Louie Delaware are one of the many families who lost their homes. They and many others are restoring their lives by building a new home on their homesite.

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To further understand state-ofthe-art universal design, health, wellness and living-in-place techniques, the Delawares, Dani Polidor, LaDonna Erikson of The Living in Place Institute, and myself are working to develop, create and build the Delaware’s new home.

This demonstration home will also feature advanced design trends, smart home technology, Net Zero Energy, Energy Star, Water Sense and Indoor Air Plus certifications; presentations that will begin shortly.

By participating in educational and certification opportunities, today’s savvy builders and developers will have a competitive edge, and in turn, help customers enjoy an improved lifestyle environment.