Design Concepts for Livable Homes and Aging-in-Place (CAPS II) – NAHB Designation Course

48 HOUR ADVANCED REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED

Advanced registration is required. If you plan to attend in person you will need to bring your laptop and charger, no exceptions. The in-person location is Dallas Builders Association (5816 W. Plano Parkway, Plano, TX 75093).

To help homeowners make their home a safe and comfortable living environment for the long term, many responsive and innovative products are emerging and service providers are focusing their businesses on creating new homes and renovations that provide design flexibility, pleasing aesthetics, high function and usability for all people, without regard to age, income or ability level, and regardless of life’s changes and challenges.

This course enables participants to identify common challenges and understand attractive design concepts that create a safe and comfortable environment for clients who want to age in place (AIP) as well as individuals who have a condition that requires home modifications or equipment.

By completing this course, participants will be able to:

Identify special considerations for estimating, scheduling and executing livable home and AIP jobs while the client is in residence.
Identify legal and contractual considerations for building professionals providing livable home and AIP design solutions for residential clients.
Describe the categories of design and how they relate and apply to the three AIP market segments.
Describe specific design concepts for the livable home and AIP client. The course presents various methods and techniques for modifying home design, from the perspective of new construction and retrofitting.

Additional Credit Information:

6 AIA/CES HSW Learning Units: The National Association of Home Builders is a registered provider with The American Institute of Architects Continuing Education Systems. Credit earned on completion of this event will be reported to CES Records for AIA members by the Provider. Certificates of Completion for non-AIA members are available upon request.

0.6 AOTA CEUs. The National Association of Home Builders is a Registered Provider with the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products or clinical procedures by AOTA. Education distributors who would like to offer CEUs to their students for approved courses must inform NAHB at the same time the course(s) is scheduled.

Instructor: Tim Lansford, CGB, GMB, CGR, CGP, CAPS, CGA, CSP, CMP, MASTER CSP, MASTER CGP, MIRM with Blast Seminars & Luxury Homes of Texas

Tim Lansford is a veteran homebuilder, remodeler and real estate broker with 25+ years in the industry. Tim has over three decades of applied leadership experience spanning multiple industries.Tim is a speaker at residential construction industry events, including The International Builders’ Show®. He also conducts regular educational sessions for the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB).