Joseph CascianiGeropsychologist, Consultant, Public Speaking, Freelance · Podcast Host of the Living to 100 Club | Clinical Strategies for Senior Residential Settings & Lifestyle Directors | Geropsychologist | Keynote Speaker

Why Current Housing is not Conducive to Longevity with Aaron Murphy

5 Feb 2024 · 0 min

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Aaron Murphy argues that home builders prioritize selling square footage over livability. Constrained to tiny lots, they design two-story houses with stairs that ignore site topography and visitability, the ease of moving from curb to front door. These choices undermine long-term accessibility and how long people can actually live in their homes.

your buyer is a, is a home builder. Doesn't matter if it's D.R. Horton or regional or local builder. Well, their sellable product to the consumer is heated square feet, but you gave them a postage stamp to design their house on. That's why most of our houses are two stories with stairs and take in very little topography consideration, even from the curb to the front door, which is termed as visitability.