Lifetime Homes Standards

88 building housing to lifetime homes standar ds 90 wheelchair accessible homes 91 consumer demand and the building industry 92 inclusive design excellence homes interiors and adaptations 93 actions 95 chapter 8.

Lifetime homes standards. Each criterion is listed in full on the left hand side of this page 1 16. The move to building regulations is sensible and welcomed by developers as theoretically it will harmonise standards across the country to three categories only. Lifetime homes standard is a series of sixteen design criteria intended to make homes more easily adaptable for lifetime use at minimal cost. The lifetime homes standard was developed by the joseph rowntree foundation lifetime homes group in 1991.

The idea for a lifetime homes standard originated in the in late 1980 s and was first adopted in connection with a project by the helen hamlyn. Lifetime homes and approved document m of the building regulations. The lifetime homes standard is a set of 16 design criteria that provide a model for building accessible and adaptable homes. New habinteg campaign demands action to increase number of accessible homes in the uk.

The administration and technical support on lifetime homes is provided by habinteg who took on this responsibility from the joseph. The lifetime homes standard is a series of sixteen design criteria intended to make homes more easily adaptable for lifetime use at minimal cost. Consultation on the uplift to standards of part l of the building regulations and changes to part f. We work as a dedicated team providing information about lifetime homes design technical specification and policy background.

The standards have three categories. Lifetime homes in policy and regulation. 3 approaching the home introduction. Categories 2 and 3 being broadly equivalent to lifetime homes and wheelchair housing standards respectively.

For professionals the lifetime homes standard from 5 july 2010 welcome to the 16 design criteria for the lifetime homes standard. The concept was initially developed in 1991 by the joseph rowntree foundation and habinteg housing association. Accessible route s between parking and dwellings or blocks of dwellings. This uplift is the first step in achieving the future homes standards.

What are lifetime homes standards. The lifetime homes design criteria technical guidance. The standard is now promoted by the foundation for lifetime homes and neighbourhoods established in 2010 which comprises age uk the town and country planning association tcpa and habinteg a housing association originally set up by scope the administration and technical support for.