Usable, Accessible, and Universal Design: What’s the Difference?
Most people are familiar with the word design. In fact, we base many of our decisions on design. When things look good we are tempted to choose them over the things that are more useful. But it actually is possible to combine great design with function. Here are three practices that do just that. Usable […]
Russ talks about Universal Design and Accessibility at the MS Society program
Glickman Design Build Founder, Master Certified Remodeler, Universal Design Certified Professional and Certified Aging in Place Specialist, Russ Glickman recently spoke at a Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Home Modifications Program event at the MS Society in Virginia. Russ, along with Occupational Therapist and also a Certified Aging in Place Specialist, Tori Goldhammer, discussed strategies for living […]
A Wheelchair Accessible Bathroom with Beauty and Function All in One
Glickman Design Build was recently featured in the Potomac Almanac and Connection Newspapers in an article entitled “Function Meats Beauty” about a recently completed bathroom remodel in a Northern Virginia condominium. Click the link to read more http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2015/aug/11/function-meets-beauty/
An Accessible Design Bath on a Very Short Timeline
This award-winning bathroom remodel/renovation was truly unique. The client has ALS, a progressive neurodegenerative disease, and therefore needed to convert a basically brand new 18th floor condominium bathroom into an accessible bathroom. Returning from Florida to the DC area in less than a month, the modifications had to be done extremely quickly. The client was away for the duration of […]
Luxury and Convenience for this Complex 4-story, 4-stop Elevator Addition in McLean, Virginia
This complicated elevator addition proved to be too challenging for many contractors, but a perfect fit for the experienced team of Glickman Design Build. Four other contractors were called but could not find a good solution for this 4-story Northern Virginia home. One company proposed a 4-stop elevator addition plan that cost more and would […]
Glickman Design Build Honored for their Design/Build Work as NARI 2014 CotY Winner!
The National Association of the Remodeling Industry, Metro DC Chapter named Glickman Design Build a 2014 Contractor of the Year (CotY) in the Residential Universal Design and Residential Bath $30,000-$60,000 categories of its annual awards competition. Check out the impact the remodels had on these families. The objective of the Residential Universal Design project was […]
