Lifelong Housing Design Forum Next Monday at University of Minnesota

The Vital Aging Forum has a neat and free event coming up next Monday. Pre-registration is necessary due to space limitations.

Lifelong Housing Design: Options and costs for upgrading your home

 Parking instructions can be found at the bottom of the email.

Monday, March 14, 2011

9:30AM to 12:30PM

McNeal Hall
Goldstein Museum of Design

1985 Buford Avenue #364
Saint Paul, MN 55108-6134 [map]

Register for the free forum!

Presenters:

Lyn Bruin, Housing Studies Associate Professor, College of Design, University of Minnesota
Jodi Riha, Master’s Student, College of Design, University of Minnesota
Diane Sprague, Lifetime Home Project
Ron Peterson, Residential Energy Auditor, ENERVISION
Steve Johnson, Sustainable Resources Center

Jim and Maria, a fictional couple in their mid 60s, want to refurbish their 1960s home so they can continue to enjoy their active, engaged lifestyle into their 80s. What can they do? The University of Minnesota’s Goldstein Museum is displaying their refurbished Smart House for visitors to tour.

In this forum, a museum curator will narrate a one-hour, hands-on tour of the house. An interactive exhibit will provide options for retrofitting existing entrances to homes. Presentations will address ways to upgrade a home to meet evolving needs, the costs of these remodels, and suggestions on how to get started.

The University of Minnesota is on spring break this week, making parking less of an issue. People can park at the Gortner Ramp, 1395 Gortner Avenue, at a rate of $3 per hour, up to a daily maximum of $12. The State Fair grounds has parking lot with a daily rate of $3.75. This lot is about a 5- to 10-minute walk uphill to McNeal Hall. Public transportation is also available through Metro Transit.