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he “User-Friendly Home,” fea- turing smart home technology , .3: _. which enables you to control appliances, heat, lighting and the entire indoor environment from anywhere in the home, -â€"â€" or from a thousand miles away, was officially opened to the pub- lic today in Maple Ridge, a community 40 km east of Vancouver. The new User-Friendly Home, a 2,400 square foot single detached - house, is the result of a cooperative effort between Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) and Adaptable Housing Ltd. of B.C. It was created to show how easy, and relative- ly inexpensive it is to meet the changing physical needs of all Canadians, espe- cially seniors and people with disabili- ties. ' Representing the house of the future, the User-Friendly version is energy effi- cient, adaptable, accessible and easy to use. It is designed to enhance the safety, security and comfort of the occupants. The many barrier-free and adaptable features of the Home, including wide corridors and doorways, provisions for (10de $123,900. Call BLAIR’ For more details. WANTED. ”Mum“...onfllemmw 8 l9 3 l l ! 9:00AMI2900PM . sxr. 9:30AMD5MPM. > 2095 MARINE DR. 3 bedroom townhouse. Walking distance to harbour. ELAINE 1W7 , _ u ~, 3 , User friendly home opens near Vancouver grab bars, and adjustable counter heights, can benefit all segments of the population and do not cost very much when incorporated into a house at the time of construction. ' The Home also showcases more sophisticated and costly technology like the “Smart-Com” wiring and control system, which can help seniors and per- sons with disabilities live more inde- pendently. The nerve centre provides computer control heating, ventilation, electrical, lighting, appliances, and audio-video controls from anywhere in the home. “When you consider there are cur- rently 3.5 million Canadians who have some form of disability and by the year 2031, all the baby boomers will be over 65, it simply makes sense to build hous- es that suit the residents of today, but can also adapt to their changing needs tomorrow,” said East Vancouver M.P., Anna Terrana, who represented the Honourable David C. Dingwall, minis- ter responsible for CMHC, at the open- ing. , “Because retrofitting can be, expen- marrow: NON. hm. “â€" it simply makes sense to build houses that suit the residents of today, but can also adapt to their changing needs tomorrow” sive, CMHC undertook this project to give consumers an idea of what is adaptable, and in most cases inexpen- sive, features to look for when consider- ing a new house,” said Tom Parker, project manager and head of CMHC’s Housing for People with Disabilities divisibn. ‘fThe more aware the public becomes of the benefits of this type of home, the more the housing industry will accommodate their needs by build- ing more accessible, adaptable and automated housing.” “Everyone who has seen the home during the construction phases has been very impressed with not only the way the house feels and looks, but with how little extra it costs for these features,” said Pat Simpson, co-partner of Adaptable Housing Ltd., a B.C. based company and pioneer in the area of accessible and automated housing. “We are very excited about the positive response we are receiving from the building industry towards our home of the future.” The Home will be open for public tours from June 18 to September 18,- 1994 between the hours of noon and 6 pm, seven days a week. 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