As the 77 million baby boomers start reaching their 60s, they will create the biggest challenge yet for age 50-plus housing, aging in place, and sustainable design. But these are not your parents' seniors. Boomers will be different from any previous generations. This seminar will go beyond demographics to address characteristics, preferences, and needs of those who make up this huge, diverse group; present examples of successful projects; and give a crystal ball view of the next decades.
    Learning objectives:

• Identify upcoming trends in senior housing as affected by baby boomers as they begin to become seniors
• List differences between previous and upcoming seniors and extrapolate what the differences mean to designing for the new seniors
• Evaluate lessons learned and analyze research and real-life projects from the people who created them