The Renner Companies Newsletter –July 2011

Attached you will find the July 2011 newsletter. Please feel free to sign up for our communications as well as forward to all your friends. Knowledge is a wonderful thing!

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Building an Energy Efficient Home

by Marcus Pickett

Building a New Home

by Matt Myers

Prospective homeowners should give careful consideration to their decisions when planning to build a home. A great home is one that you are happy to wake up in every day,which is efficient in its layout and usage,that is interesting yet practical,and that brings joy into the very basics of living. These 8 steps will help to guide you through the process:

6 Questions You Must Ask Before Building

by Marc Dickinson

Home by Design

by Sarah Susanka,AIA

Remodeling your home,bathroom and kitchen can save you big bucks!

Embarking on a remodeling project is an exciting and creative process. When considering your remodel,take time to imagine,brainstorm,and plan. Design ideas can be found in lifestyle magazines,online,and from experienced professional remodelers. While researching ideas for your remodel,feel free to ask the Renner Company about some of the most popular room requests they receive from their customers.

Universal Design/Aging in Place Part 3

In the last two articles we gave a brief overview of what Universal Design and Aging in Place issues are all about as well as the differences between the two.

Universal Design and Aging In Place Part 2

In Part One of this series,we gave you a very brief idea of what Universal Design and Aging in Place is all about. We would like to expand upon that in this installment. The term Universal Design (UD) has a fairly broad scope. Aging in Place really is a portion of UD. The definition of Universal Design is;“The design of products and environments to be usable by all people,to the greatest extent possible,without the need for adaptation or specialized design”. The intent is that anyone … tall,short,young,old,obese,blind,deaf,partially impaired,severely impaired,mentally challenged,etc.,can use the space or product without any special adaptation or special knowledge and so that in the future,no matter which of those categories someone fits into,the house will be suitable without major modifications. Flexibility of use is the main idea.