Get Smart About Design

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The NAHB's Remodelers Council estimates that nearly one-quarter of the $100 billion a year that baby boomers spend on remodeling is devoted to aging-in-place modifications. And with the graying of the nation's population, the demand for universal design "isn't even a trend, it's a necessity," says Melanie Hinton, formerly of NAHB. "It's not going away like avocado and harvest-gold appliances." --By Elizabeth Pope