Housing LIN Bricks, Mortar and Policy Perspectives for Intergenerational Living (Viewpoint 74) Publication date: 2015 Ranking: useful The Boomerang Generation, (younger people who return to live with parents), is bringing into sharp focus the way in which our houses are designed…
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Building for Life
Building for Life Partnership Building for Life 12 (BfL12) is led by three partners: The Design Council, Design for Homes and the Home Builders Federation, supported by Nottingham Trent University. Building for Life 12 Publication date: revised 2012 Ranking: essential…
Tagged with: Co-design, design, housing, National Planning Policy Framework, planning
Posted in Housing, Planning, Urban Design
Posted in Housing, Planning, Urban Design
Small plot, big technology
Papworth Trust Small plot, big technology in accessible bungalow design Publication date: 2015 Ranking: useful. The Papworth Trust have constructed two space-saving bungalows in Papworth Everard in Cambridgeshire. They are an example of how to create accessible accommodation with a focus…
Tagged with: access, design, disability, housing, inclusive access, Independent living
Posted in Housing
Posted in Housing
National housing standards
Dept. for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) Accessible housing standards Publication date: 2015 Ranking: essential A range of new standards for the construction of residential development have been introduced. Many issues relating to the way they will be implemented and…
Superdensity
Superdensity – The sequel Written and published by HTA Design LLP, Levitt Bernstein, Pollard Thomas Edwards and PRP Architect in partnership with David Birkbeck of Design for Homes. Publication date: 2015 Ranking: useful Building on Living at Superdensity, this report shows through a series of essays…
Top of the ladder
DEMOS, Claudia Wood. Top of the ladder Publication date: 2013 Ranking: useful “This report brings together the evidence regarding the UK’s ‘next housing crisis’ – the chronic under supply of appropriate housing for older people. While all eyes are on those struggling to…
Case study 4: Deck access, balconies and bungalows
Housing LIN Deck access, balconies and bungalows: new trends in HAPPI award winning buildings, by David Birbeck Publication date: 2014 Ranking: useful The case studies aim to show inclusive design in practice. All the case studies can be found in…
More Lifetime Homes
Housing LIN Case studies on accessible housing design. Publication date: 2015 Ranking: useful The link here is to the Housing LIN’s case studies on accessible design, together with details of housing design standards produced by Habinteg and the Centre for…
Accessible and adaptable housing
British Standards Institute (BSI) Design of accessible and adaptable general needs housing – Code of practice BS 9266:2013 Publication date: 2013 Ranking: essential This publication sets detailed standards to show how its possible to design housing suitable for everyone’s needs. BS…
Housing design guidance
Housing design guidance inclusive design resource Housing LIN Publication date: various Rank: useful This website resource offers useful publications on different aspects of inclusive design that may assist in the design, development and commissioning of housing. They include research around neighbourhood…
Design Principles for Extra Care
Housing LIN Publication date: February 2008 Ranking: useful This fact sheet gives essential basic information about key design principles and issues to consider when designing and developing a brief for a new Extra Care Scheme. Case studies illustrate the variety…
Improving the design of housing to assist people with dementia
The Dementia Centre Publication date: 2013 Ranking: useful Most people with dementia live in the community, initially with the help of relatives and friends, and latterly with support from health and social work. As a result, people with dementia live…
Developing age-friendly cities: Policy challenges and options
Housing LIN Publication date: October 2012 Ranking: useful This viewpoint provides a ‘tour de force’ on the development of age-friendly cities within a global urban context. It suggests that the approaches adopted in the UK require better understanding and elaboration…
Future perfect, designer labels for an ageing society
Housing LIN Publication date: December 2013 Ranking: useful The Housing LIN has published a selection of resources that consider in detail the built environment and the physical design criteria that can meet the housing needs and lifestyle choices of older…
Putting Inclusive Design into Practice
Housing LIN Publication date: 2010 Ranking: useful In a society which has an ageing population and, for the first time, has more older people than younger people, there is a compelling need to do much more to improve the accessibility…
Facing the Future with Dementia: designing buildings that will be adaptable
Housing LIN Publication date: March 2013 Ranking: useful In both the public and private sectors the impact of initiatives such as the Housing our Ageing Population: Panel for Innovation1 and Housing our Ageing Population: Plan for Implementation2 reports are challenging providers…
Non-Mainstream Housing Design Guidance
Housing and Communities Agency Publication date: 2012 Ranking: useful This report summarises recent work carried out by Levitt Bernstein and PRP Architects on behalf of the Homes and Communities Agency. It provides an overview and synopsis of the extensive published…
Tagged with: design, Design standards, housing
Posted in Design Standards (Buildings), Housing, Uncategorized
Posted in Design Standards (Buildings), Housing, Uncategorized
Neighbourhoods for life Checklist
Housing Corporation Publication date: 2004 Ranking: useful This checklist gives a range of design recommendations to help housing associations improve the quality of life of older people with dementia in the outdoor environment. Download a copy here at the I’DGO…
Tagged with: disability, housing, Independent living, public realm
Posted in Design Standards (Environment), Disability, Housing, Landscaping, Planning, Urban Design
Posted in Design Standards (Environment), Disability, Housing, Landscaping, Planning, Urban Design
Older People: New Kids on the Block
Publication date: 2013 Ranking: Useful The report’s author emphasises that despite good intentions, little housing for older people is being planned or built and a clear starting point must be a much better understanding of older people’s housing needs. The…
Accessible thresholds in new buildings: guidance for house builders and designers
Department of Communities and Local Government Publication date: 1999 Ranking: useful The aim of the guide is to suggest solutions that will make the thresholds of dwellings more accessible to wheelchair users and people with limited mobility, whilst minimising the…
Tagged with: design, housing, Part M, Wheelchair
Posted in Building Regulations, Disability, Housing
Posted in Building Regulations, Disability, Housing
Lifetime Homes and Part M 2004
Habinteg and Joseph Rowntree Foundation A comparison of each of the 16 Lifetime Homes Design Criteria with the relevant requirements of the Building Regulation Approved Document M (Part M) is listed under each Lifetime Home Criterion 1-16. This comparison will assist in the assessment of…
Housing Sight
RNIB Publication date: 2003 Ranking: useful A best practice guide to building accessible homes for people with sight loss. The guide has been formed by the views of people with sight loss and professionals in the field. Housing Sight is…
Homes for our old age – Independent living by design
Design Council, based on research commissioned by the Department of Health, conducted by the Women’s Design Service and the University of the West of England. Publication date: 2009 Ranking: useful The report will be of interest to those who commission,…
Tagged with: age, housing
Posted in Design Standards (Buildings), Design Standards (Environment), Housing, Urban Design
Posted in Design Standards (Buildings), Design Standards (Environment), Housing, Urban Design
The way we live now: What people expect from their homes
Ipsos MORI/Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Publication date: 2012 Ranking: useful This research project has been commissioned from Ipsos MORI by the RIBA for the independent Future Homes Commission’s investigation into how the UK can build enough of the right kind…
Tagged with: disability, gender, housing, Independent living, women
Posted in Accommodation, Design Standards (Buildings), Design Standards (Environment), Disability, Doors, Gender, Housing, Urban Design
Posted in Accommodation, Design Standards (Buildings), Design Standards (Environment), Disability, Doors, Gender, Housing, Urban Design
Lifetime Homes design guide
Habinteg/Joseph Rowntree Foundation Publication date: 2012 Ranking: useful The concept of Lifetime Homes was developed in the early 1990s by a group of housing experts, including Habinteg Housing Association and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. The group was formed because of…
Approved document Part M: Access to and use of buildings
Planning Portal Publication Date: 2016 (updated) Ranking: Essential This section covers the technical guidance contained in Part M (Approved Document M) of schedule 1 of the Building Regulations with the requirements with respect to Access to and use of buildings.…
Tagged with: access, disability, Employment, extensions, Independent living, Part M, statement, toilets, Wheelchair
Posted in Building Regulations, Design Standards (Buildings), Disability, Housing, Lifts, Planning
Posted in Building Regulations, Design Standards (Buildings), Disability, Housing, Lifts, Planning
The Access Officer 