Common Sense Universal Design: Creating Accessible, Safe, Comfortable & Desirable Homes (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780615817293)

Steve Hoffacker, AICP, CAASH, CAPS, CGA, CGP, CMP, CSP, MCSP, MIRM, of Hoffacker Associates LLC, West Palm Beach, Florida is an award-winning new home sales trainer, real estate sales coach, blogger, writer, award-winning photographer, marketing consultant, accessibility consultant, real estate broker, and best-selling instructional sales books author. He is an active member of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), National Sales & Marketing Council (NSMC), Remodelers Council (NAHBR), Florida Home Builders Association (FHBA), and the Florida Atlantic Building Association (FABA). His services are designed to help homebuilders, remodelers, real estate sales professionals, onsite new home salespeople, sales managers, suppliers, vendors, and other sales professionals improve their market position, profitability, sales process, and effectiveness through coaching, strategies, planning, and techniques. Steve has taught the Certified Aging in Place ("CAPS") designation program through the NAHB for several years and has incorporated much of that experience into this book - along with what he has learned from doing his own remodeling projects and consulting with builders, remodelers, and professionals who have taken the classes. Universal design is a very practical way of approaching remodeling - from minor improvements to major renovations. It promotes safety, accessibility, visitability, comfort, conveniences, and marketability of our homes. It allows people to remain in their homes by making them more accommodating to their changing needs and requirements.