20 Questions You Always Wanted Answered About 50+ Design

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Las Vegas Convention Center, North 252

Format: Building Knowledge Session
Level of Content: Intermediate
Track: 50+ Housing
Continuing Education: NAHB - 1.00 CE hour(s), NKBA - 0.1 CEU(s)
Appropriate for: 50+ Housing Builders & Developers, Designers, Architects, Engineers & Planners, Land Development

Speaker(s): 
Jared Carlon, PLA, Norris Design, Denver, CO
Doris Pearlman, MIRM, IIDA, Possibilities for Design, Denver, CO
Gary Snider, BSB Design, West Des Moines, IA

What It’s About:
This town hall style session blends the best advice from a group of experts with interaction of a highly-engaged audience to answer 20 of the most intriquing questions about 50+ design. The panel will share specific design ideas based on a previously conducted survey of 50+ communities, and include topics such as floor plans, amenities and costs vs. value. You'll also have the opportunity to ask your questions to get input from both the panel and your peers.

What You'll Learn:
Discover how to put together the best floorplans for today's buyers.
Explore what the most important amenities are in the eyes of buyers and how to prioritize them.
Learn how to expand the sense of place so that even a few lots can become a community and why this is important for competing with larger developments.
Recognize how to provide the best value in a home by leveraging the best features at the most effective cost.

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