NKBA members receive significant discounts on the course and materials.
As part of its strategic alliance with the Living In Place Institute (LIPI), NKBA is offering the state-of-the-art LIPI Certified Living In Place Professional (CLIPP) Certification Program to any qualified professional desiring CLIPP certification.
LIPI has established an NKBA Scholarship allowing NKBA members to participate for $949 — a savings of $350 off the regular price of $1,299 — for the certification course and materials. Click here to register.
Awareness of living-in-place design principles is becoming more critical in the building and remodeling sphere. The U.S. population is aging at a rapid rate: From now through 2036, 10,000 people will celebrate their 65th birthday every day. There are certain physical realities of growing older that design can accommodate, but the issues are not limited to aging alone: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control estimate that roughly 20 percent of Americans have some physical limitation or disability, making design principles pertaining to accessibility and safety important for an even broader swath of the population.
LIPI’s CLIPP certification program was developed specifically to make ALL homes accessible, comfortable and safe. To that end, NKBA endorses LIPI’s GOAL 2028! campaign that challenges all design, construction, medical and other professionals to work to achieve 50 percent fewer falls in the home within the next decade. A combination of safer designs and products, as well as inter-professional teaming with aligned individuals and associations/groups in all facets of home and human interaction, will collectively deliver the goal.
“This partnership with LIPI is in keeping with NKBA’s goals overall: to offer professional development and educational opportunities, and to create beautiful, functional and safe kitchens and baths,” said Suzie Williford, NKBA executive vice president of industry relations and chief strategy officer. “The NKBA is pleased to support Goal 2028! and deliver an important educational shift in planning and designing the two most susceptible spaces of the home: the kitchen and the bath.”
Mary Jo Peterson, CLIPP, CMKBD, CAPS, an award-winning designer whose work has earned national recognition and induction into the NKBA Hall of Fame, and a member of the Living In Place Advisory Panel, said, “Living In Place is a practical and vital approach whose time has come. It addresses the intent of Universal Design in a positive and proactive program, responsive to the ever-changing human condition and the needs of today’s business environment.”
The Living In Place Institute is the leading provider of information and education for home accessibility and safety. LIPI trains, certifies and networks professionals from all facets of the design, construction, medical, homecare, real estate and government sectors.
“We are honored to have our CLIPP certified program exclusively endorsed by the NKBA,” according to LIPI co-founders and partners, Erik Listou and Louie Delaware. “This alliance is a win-win for current and future NKBA members and others who are committed to making all residential environments safe, comfortable and accessible.”
For more information about the strategic partnership and the CLIPP certification program, visit www.nkba.org or contact the NKBA at education@nkba.org.
