This is our second in a series of articles discussing the impact of Covid-19 on Senior Living design. In this article we will share the five (5) strategies we are exploring for designing HVAC systems for Covid-19. As we are all now painfully aware, Covid-19 and similar viruses can be aerosolized by coughs, sneezes, and perhaps…

We’ve been working hard to innovate design solutions that respond to the new realities presented by Covid-19. This is an outline of the 31 (and counting!) design impacts we are investigating for our Senior Living buildings. In the weeks to come we will expand on these topics with more insight and detailed recommendations for new and existing facilities.

Stop using stainless steel grab bars that make your building look and feel like a hospital! We looked high and low for affordable but great looking grab bars… @moen #hospitalsarecold

Fully accessible resident showers are required to have…..

Many architects specify slab recesses for showers because they haven’t figured out how to detail the threshold. We invested hours of research and created several mockups to arrive at…

We often see other architects specify a floor/ceiling assembly that requires two sheets of drywall on the ceiling. But if you look hard enough (and we have), you can find this assembly...