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Livable Design By Eskaton™ . . .
Imagine if homes were designed for everyone – regardless of age or mobility. The goal of Livable Design™ is to change the way homes are built in order to accommodate everybody in both functional and beautiful ways. To help reach that goal, Livable Design offers a new home Seal of Approval program, which gives builders a unique marketing advantage and allows them to offer homes that have been built with the future in mind.

  



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Livable Design Brochure
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  LIVABLE DESIGN FOLLOWS THREE MAIN PRINCIPLES:    
  LIVABLE DESIGN FOLLOWS THREE MAIN PRINCIPLES:    
       
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Inclusive
A home environment that can accommodate all generations and abilities.

    
         
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Flexible
The infrastructure of a home incorporates elements that allow future integration of supportive features and technologies.

    
         
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Beautiful
Supportive design features maintain the integrity and consistency of the overall home design, offering a natural and integrated look.

    
         
 

SEAL OF APPROVAL

    
 

Livable Design's Seal of Approval provides independent, third-party verification that home environments meet the highest level of functional design.

The Livable Design program offers three levels of approval. These levels provide building professionals with options and the flexibility to fit individual market niches.

    
       
 

Program Overview:

    
 

 CORE - Always Included in a Livable Design Approved Home:

 1) Entry

  • Stepless

  • Easy Approach

  • Weather Protection

  • Circulation Space

 2) Bedroom

  • Ground Floor Location (or flex space)

  • Design

 3) Bathrooms

  • Ground Floor Location

  • Reinforcement

  • Design

4) Kitchen

  • Circulation Space

  • Work Surfaces

5) Overall Clearances
    and Circulation

  • Wider Doors and Hallways

  • Clear Space
   
         
 

 BUILDER'S CHOICE (in addition to CORE features):

Asscessories
  • Choose 3 items for Seal of Approval
  • Choose 6 items for Gold Seal

Easy to Acess
  • Choose 6 items for Seal of Approval
  • Choose 9 items for Gold Seal

Convenience
  • Choose 4 items for Seal of Approval
  • Choose 7 items for Gold Seal

Illumination
  • Choose 3 items for Seal of Approval
  • Choose 3 items for Gold Seal

Safety and Security
  • Choose 2 items for Seal of Approval
  • Choose 3 items for Gold Seal

Interior Stairways (if applicable)
  • 1 Core Criteria Always Included
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  • Choose 2 items for Seal of Approval
  • Choose 2 items for Gold Seal

PLATINUM Seal
To earn the Platinum level seal for approval, Gold level must be achieved.
PLUS
Select 10 additional criteria items from any category, OR see Platinum
list for additional ways to qualify.
 
 

For more information on Livable Design by Eskaton™, please visit the Livable Design Web site at www.livabledesign.com.