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Lifemark Working with Prefab Design Initiatives
Lifetime Design has partnered with PrefabNZ and numerous other designers, developers and builders to develop the PrefabNZ Canterbury Housing Innovation Park. The Housing Park is a selection of buildings which… Read more
The Specifiers Have Spoken!
Since joining Lifetime Design in September 2010, I decided it was time to ask the design industry some nitty gritty questions. What are architects and designers really thinking about The… Read more
The Specifiers Have Spoken!
Since joining Lifetime Design in September 2010, I decided it was time to ask the design industry some nitty gritty questions. What are architects and designers really thinking about the… Read more
Does NZ Need to Adapt to Cater to the Aging Population? Have Your Say and You Could Win an iPad2!
Did you know that 60% of new home builds in NZ are for clients 50+years old? And with the ageing population, this trend is only going to increase. Architects and… Read more
Regulation or Opportunity – the Choice is Yours
New Zealand currently has no regulations requiring our homes to meet accepted standards of adaptability and accessibility – something that will eventually change unless the industry shows some leadership. Internationally,… Read more
Win a Fishing Trip or iPad 2 with Lifemark at buildnz/designex
Lifemark is exhibiting at BuildNZ / Designex this year. Read on to find out why you should come and see us there!
Quality Assurance For Home Design
Lifemark is a quality assurance system created to ensure new home builds cater for the needs of people of all ages and abilities – now – and over a lifetime…. Read more
Rebuilding Christchurch with Lifetime Design Principles
Hundreds of Christchurch residents urgently need new homes following the city’s devastating earthquake in February. As planning gets underway for one of the most ambitious re-development projects this country has… Read more
Housing Our Aging Baby Boomers with Lifetime Design
The implications and challenges of our rapidly ageing global population are many. The increasingly ageing ‘baby boomers’ are people like me, accustomed to living life the way we want, being… Read more
