EVOLVE is a tool for evaluating the design of housing for older people. It is used to assess how well a building contributes to the physical support and personal well‐being of older people. Developed from research into extra care housing, it can be used for a variety of building types, including sheltered housing and individual private houses. The tool can be used by architects, housing providers, commissioners, researchers and individual tenants or home owners. EVOLVE can be used as a briefing document or an aid to design. It can provide a rational basis to the selection of proposals in a competitive procurement process. The EVOLVE tool can also be used to evaluate existing housing stock, including schemes where remodelling is under consideration.
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EVOLVE: a tool for evaluating the design of older people's housing
Alan Lewis;
Alan Lewis
School of Architecture, University of Sheffield, UK
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Judith Torrington;
Judith Torrington
School of Architecture, University of Sheffield, UK
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Sarah Barnes;
Sarah Barnes
School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, UK
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Robin Darton;
Robin Darton
PSSRU, School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, University of Kent, UK
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Jacquetta Holder;
Jacquetta Holder
PSSRU, School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, University of Kent, UK
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Kevin McKee;
Kevin McKee
School of Health and Social Studies, Dalarna University, and Dalarna Research Institute, Sweden
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Ann Netten;
Ann Netten
PSSRU, School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, University of Kent, UK
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Alison Orrell
Alison Orrell
Sheffield Institute for Studies on Ageing, University of Sheffield, UK
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 2042-8375
Print ISSN: 1460-8790
© Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2010
Housing, Care and Support (2010) 13 (3): 36–41.
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Lewis A, Torrington J, Barnes S, Darton R, Holder J, McKee K, Netten A, Orrell A (2010), "EVOLVE: a tool for evaluating the design of older people's housing". Housing, Care and Support, Vol. 13 No. 3 pp. 36–41, doi: https://doi.org/10.5042/hcs.2010.0709
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