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Dedication of LifeWise Home Photo Gallery - 11/22/2004 - Home Exterior Environment Landscaping

Dedication of LifeWise Home Photo Gallery

Just some of the LifeWise Home features, and representatives who came to the opening.

To view these images larger or see the most recent list of images visit http://www.nahbrc.org/tertiaryR.asp?TrackID=&CategoryID=1830&DocumentID=3747 

 

LifeWise Home
LifeWise Home

Zero Level Entry features a 20:1 sidewalk. A hand rail is attached to the side of the house.

Kitchen is made accessible with a raised dishwasher, lowered cabinets, and a roll-under sink.

All the controls for the stove and oven are on the front of the unit.

The Kitchen has a side-by-side refrigerator and a roll-under work/eating area. All cabinets in the house feature loop handles.

All Kitchen counters have task lighting. A white stripe around the edge adds definition for the sight-impaired.

Front loading washer and dryer are raised for easier access.

HVAC unit is on the 1st floor for easy access.

Master Bath sink. Levered faucets are used on all kitchen and bathroom sinks.

The Master Bath is on the 1st floor and features a roll-under sink and accessible storage.

The Master Bath toilet offers bidet-like features which can be controlled manually or automatically from the wall-mounted control panel.

The Master Bath soaking tub features grab bars and levered handles.

A roll-in shower has a fold-up shower chair.

A walk-in closet features a pull-down hanger rod, a built-in chest, and wheelchair accessible clothes storage.

The staircase has handrails on both sides and indirect recessed lighting.

Chair rails throughout the house are also hand rails.

Doug Walrath, Chief Technology Officer, Home Automated Living; Eric Belsky, Executive Director, Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University; Charlotte Wade, National Center for Seniors' Housing Research

Julie Vallese, Consumer Reporter/Producer, CNN NewSource; Eric Belsky

Eric Belsky

Harold Bunce, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Affairs, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Josefina Carbonell, Assistant Secretary for Aging, U.S. Administration on Aging; Jane Scott, American Occupational Therapy Association

Irma Tetzloff, Program Manager, U.S. Administration on Aging; Josefina Carbonell; Eric Belsky; Carol Crecy, Special Assistant, U.S. Administration on Aging

Irma Tetzloff; Josefina Carbonell; Deborah Dietsch, writer, Washington Post

Helen Eltzeroth, Program Coordinator, Loundon County Area Agency on Aging; Irma Tetzloff; Josefina Carbonell

Josefina Carbonell

Josefina Carbonell

Chad Garner, NAHB Research Center

Julie Vallese; Lisa D. Holmes, Architect for the MADE Homes project

Lisa D. Holmes, Charlotte Wade

Terre Belt, Acting President, NAHB Research Center
 


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