Aging-in-Place Modifications Featured in Museum Display A new exhibit at Washington’s National Building Museum celebrates the flexibility of modern home design and features the role of the Certified Agingin-Place Specialist (CAPS) in demonstrating how thoughtful, adjustable and beautiful design solutions can help home owners live safely in their own homes. Making Room: Housing for a Changing America centers on The Open House — a flexible, 1,000-square-foot home designed for the exhibition by architect Pierluigi Colombo. The movable walls and multi-functional furniture allow the space to encompass a variety of today’s diverse households. Until next February, the exhibition space will be displayed as a home shared by three roommates. Next, the walls will be reconfigured to showcase a multigenerational home and how the space can accommodate that family’s different needs and uses. In spring 2018, the space will change again to reflect the home of empty nesters, and design for fluctuating ages and capabilities will be illustrated though home modifications that are part of the NAHB CAPS curriculum. Bridget McMullin, principal of New Jersey-based The McMullin Design Group and a CAPS designation holder, served on the American Society of Interior Designers Consulting Design Committee for the exhibit. Read More Congress Approves Short-Term Extension to Keep Government Running T o avert a government shutdown on Dec. 8, Congress last night approved a short-term continuing resolution to keep the government running for two more weeks until Dec. 22. Republican and Democratic lawmakers hope to use this additional time to hammer out an agreement on spending issues that could lead to a second continuing resolution that will keep the government’s doors open into January of 2018. Read More Financing some of the top builders in Fairfield County. People you trust, service you expect, and products to fit your financial needs. • Construction Financing • Commercial Mortgages • Term Loans • Revolving Lines of Credit 877.431.7431 • www.fairfieldcountybank.com NMLS ID #516624 EQUAL HOUSING L E ND E R MEMBER FDIC DECEMBER 2017 | HBRA of Fairfield County 19
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