Baby Boomers accept Universal Design for Bathrooms

Plan for Future, Efficiency With Your Bathroom Design

American consumers are choosing to remodel their bathrooms in luxurious and efficient ways, according to a survey by The American Institute of Architects (AIA).

The survey found that Americans are interested in :

1. Water-saving toilets. Standard toilets typically require a family of four to consume more than 140 gallons a day by flushing alone, while a water-saving toilet only uses about 100 gallons per day per household.
2. Installing radiant heated floors, which are comprised of low voltage GFCI-protected circuits to power the systems. Hydronic radiant floors are a more traditional and popular approach to floor heating.
3. "Universal design," which means accessible for everyone.
4. No-step entry, wide doorways and halls, and main floor facilities.  Curbless showers are being installed in order to provide easy access for all users.
5. Finally, LED, energy-efficient lighting is also being placed in the bathrooms.

This completes my soapbox forum on universal design.  If you are in need of a universal kitchen or bath design, please call me. 


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