| 1st Living In Place Institute Certified Home built |
This is the first of many future Living In Place Institute Idea Homes that will be built according to standards as established by the Living In Place Institute. |
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| Open area in between stairs |
A 3-sided staircase was designed and installed that is 55 inches wide, which is more than sufficient space to accommodate a future pneumatic elevator large enough for a wheelchair, which has an exterior diameter of less than 53 inches. Wiring was routed into the 2nd floor attic to allow for power to the elevator’s vacuum pump. |
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| Blocking is being installed in many other areas |
To address future grab bar installation, blocking was installed in many places to ensure secure mounting. |
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| Front French door |
A decorative Tuscan-style steel door was chosen that measures 6 feet (~1.8 m) wide and 8 feet (~2.4 m) high with a very small threshold less than 0.5 inches (~1.3 cm) high. These doors also has separate operable hinged and locked glass panels to open up during warmer weather with rugged stainless steel screens to prevent damage from dogs scratches. |
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| Conduit from street into the garage, and then flexible tubing to basement utility room |
This allows for easy incorporation of new and very fast internet connection without of having to remove drywall to pull future new technology lines. |
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| Outdoor underground conduit for possible future power generator |
In case it is needed, an underground electrical wiring conduit for a natural gas-powered generated generator. The conduit runs from the backyard to the side of the external electrical power box. |
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| Many areas pre-wired for speakers powered by Bluetooth amplifiers |
Many areas of the home are pre-wired for speakers that are controlled by Amazon Echo devices that are tied through Bluetooth to remote amplifiers. |
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| Cooling Wine Cellar |
Instead of the hot water heat pump’s cool air being exhausted outside the home, it is directed into the wine cellar to keep the bottles cool between 50° and 56° F. Hence, there is no additional cooling necessary. |
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| Security System |
The Living In Place Institute Idea Home has a monitored security system that includes cameras (both ethernet wired and Wi-Fi), door and window sensors, water sensors, broken glass sensors, an external siren alarm, with multiple control panels, all connected to the outside world through ethernet connectivity. |
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| Internet wire connectivity |
External internet lines are protected in a locked case along with conduit on the side of the home and underground to the external locked connectivity box to prevent it from being cut by an intruder. |
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| Home features and partners, along with photos and videos chronicling the Idea Home |
Thousands of photos and videos were taken immediately after the fire, during debris removal, drilling for soil sampling, excavation for the foundation, throughout the build, and of the finished home. |
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| Caissons for the Foundation and Slab-On-Void Basement |
As the ground in the Front Range of Colorado is known to soils when exposed to water, the home foundation and the basement slab is placed on caissons that are drilled down either 28 or 32 feet in the ground, sufficiently low to prevent any damage from expansive soil. The basement is what is known as a slab-on-void concrete slab that is 6 inches thick and includes a matrix of rebar rods that is placed every 12 inches into all sides of the foundation. |
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| “Harry Potter” door and storage area under the basement stairs |
A fun, kid-like area in the basement where toys are stored. |
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