This showcase of advanced technologies and innovative architectural features will raise the standards for housing as we enter this new millennium. The simple and affordable modifications, which constitute a User Friendly Home, can be applied to any house plan to allow a safer more comfortable environment with invisible enhancements for seniors, children and those with any form of physical challenges.

The demonstration home will be a professional training and public awareness centre open to all consumers for interactive guided tours from January 12 – October 31, 2000. Special seminars are planned for the Real Estate, Building and Healthcare Industries to enable them to act as advocates for their clients and to help them to build more suitable housing for Canadians.

The project is in step with both Federal and Provincial programs on seniors housing initiatives. This venture is supported by BC’s Ministry of Housing, BC Gas, BC Hydro’s Power Smart Program, the Canadian Home Builders’ Association, the City of Vancouver, and over one hundred corporate and local business sponsors.

The innovative and timely nature of the User Friendly Demonstration Home addresses 80% of all the issues identified for ‘aging in place’ – a term we will see widely used in the coming years as the world’s baby boomers become senior citizens. Come and see for yourself just what all the fuss is about and the common sense approach to residential building for the next millennium!

We invite you to join us for the official grand opening Wednesday, January 12, 2000 In attendance to answer all your questions will be Patrick Simpson, President of User Friendly Homes Ltd. and representatives from more than 100 corporate sponsors from the building community including the architect, Mary Ann Clarke-Scott; the builder Leigh Grelish and suppliers of special features – some never before used in a private residence. Invited guests and dignitaries include Ted McWhinney, Al Hogarth, Colin Hansen, Sam Sullivan and Mayor Phillip Owen.