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Posted by John Peavey, PE on August 25, 2025

How Product Manufacturers Can Design for Aging in Place

As the U.S. population ages—by the year 2040, it is estimated that over 80 million adults will be age 65 and older—there will be a growing need for more long-term care solutions. Many seniors express a strong preference to stay in their homes, and with appropriate support, such as home modifications, accessible transportation, in-home healthcare, and social engagement within a familiar community, creating an opportunity for product developers and manufacturers to create solutions supporting aging in place.

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Posted by John Peavey, PE on July 15, 2025

How Cross-Functional Teams Are Critical to Drive Innovation

Building Science is a complicated, interdisciplinary term, but it's essential to understand. For the design professional, it often means answering the question, “How do these building components work together as a system?” For the contractor or builder, it poses the question, “How do I actually build this and make sure it works, when the drawing is not clear to me?” For the product manufacturer, it means contemplating testing beyond the building code requirements to understand “What is the mode of failure of my product and how long will my product perform under these conditions?” A building owner may wonder, “What maintenance must I do to make sure my building product performs as expected?”

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