Tour at One-of-a-Kind Home - Universal Design Living Laboratory

This high performance home is the highest rated universal design home in North America earning three national certifications. It also earned a gold rating on the National Green Building Standard. Included are the finest universal design features and benefits in addition to energy and water conservation techniques. State-of-the-art advanced products make this home energy efficient. This home went beyond green to promote an economically, environmentally and socially sustainable lifestyle. It provides comfort, independence, convenience and safety for people who have physical challenges as well as for those who would like to age in place gracefully. Universal design features include: no step entrances, low door thresholds, wider doors and hallways, curbless showers, and multiple height countertops. Design features in the home can help move people's thoughts from "nice to have" to "want to have" to "must have". The home is technologically advanced, functionally efficient, easily accessible and environmentally friendly. Admission is $10 as a fundraiser for spinal cord injury research at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.