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About NEST HOME PLANS

About NEST HOME PLANS

STANDARD LONGEVITY FEATURES All of our plans are designed with key universal design elements that facilitate visitability and aging-in-place, inclu...

Why I created NEST HOME PLANS

WHAT'S BEING BUILT When my husband and I were shopping for our family home, we wanted it to be the last home we would purchase. We became frustrat...

Aging-In-Place Checklist

INCLUDED IN NEST HOME PLAN DESIGNS Many aging-in-place features have been built into the design of NEST HOME PLANS, including: zero step entries (...

What does "visitability" mean for home design?

DEFINITION OF "VISITABILITY" "Visibility" is a term for a movement focusing on laws and policies to change home construction so that virtually all ...

What does "aging-in-place" mean for home design?

DEFINITION OF “AGING-IN-PLACE” The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention defines “aging-in-place” as “the ability to live in one’s home an...

What does "universal design" mean for home design?

DEFINITION OF “UNIVERSAL DESIGN” The term “universal design” was coined in by Ronald L. Mace in 1989, who, together with a group of architects, pro...

What does "accessibility" mean for home design?

DEFINITION OF “ACCESSIBILITY” The term “accessible” generally means that a space is easily accessed and used by those with disabilities. Conversati...