BUILDING SMARTER HOMES
When I talk about building smarter homes, I am not referring to technology. Being smarter is thinking about the way we approach the design of our homes. We need to start future-proofing through design adaptability.
Today’s homes are built larger and on smaller blocks by families with smaller households than in the past. The Institute of Family Studies shows that the average family household reduced from 4.5 to 2.6 household members between 1911 and 2011. Although families are getting smaller, the kids
