EastForest Homes: Building a Better Tomorrow

1. Transitions in Housing Older
Canadians

2. What has already changed…
Code changes 2015
- smoke alarms to have visual signal
- blocking in main bath now required at water closet, shower, and bath tub
- Slip resistant surface finish for stairs and ramps
- Increased barrier free passing area
- Barrier free path of travel – all floor areas and roof amenity area. (essentially require
elevations or ramps through majority of part 3 buildings)
- Barrier free residential apartment suites up to 15% min. and spread out between
floors and proportionate unit type.
- Exterior walks (tactile indicators, wider curb ramps)
- Power doors (operator and locations)
- Restrictions on none barrier free accessible floors

3. Design Changes
∗ Places to grow
∗ Intensification
∗ Land Costs
∗ Affordability

4. Eby Estates

5. Eby Estates - Dorset
*

6. Huron Landing

7. Huron Landing – Semi Detached
Sapphire & Emerald
*

11. The Brockton

12. Huron Point

17. Modifying Current Floor Plans…
Creating
easy accessibility
with minimal
added costs

21. We need to meet the needs of an aging
population by facilitating senior comfort, security,
independence, and well being.