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"No one puts it in the context which Esther does."

“She has a way of making it personal and relatable to the audience, despite the highly complex issues she is addressing. The large crowd present was not disappointed.”

Mission

Our mission is to enable people to maintain their physical and financial independence with age.

Specifically, to stop the discriminatory status quo that creates forced frailty-, impoverishment-, and eviction-by-design and create places, products, and programs that enable people to THRIVE!

And to reduce the preventable burdens of long term care and related costs faced by people who need care, as well as families, communities, and organizations that must provide that care. We envision and are helping to create a world where older adults, their families, and their communities can THRIVE! physically, financially, and psychologically.

About

CEO Esther Greenhouse is a longevity strategist, consulting for corporations, municipalities, financial planning firms, professional associations, and senior housing providers to solve challenging problems from a unique and crucial perspective stop creating places that make people frail as they age…and with a unique solution:

address a multitude of societal challenges by leveraging features of the environment to enable people to maintain their physical & financial independence with age.

Esther is an internationally recognized expert on Aging in Place and Universal Design and has been a proponent of both for over 30 years. An enthusiastic speaker, award winning trainer, impactful facilitator, she has the ability to make unique connections and create a paradigm shift…she is a catalyst for positive change and innovative strategic solutions.

Experience + Expertise

Benefit from the varied and effective projects, events, and initiatives we have created for clients just like you, and from our unique constellation of expertise in design, planning, gerontology, and environmental psychology.

Our Expertise In Action

The Future of Age-Friendly Housing & Communities

Transatlantic thought leadership forum for Built Environment sectors
London, AARP International

Universal Design Day

A mini-conference for the 50+ Housing Council within NAHB’s International Builders Show. This successful 3-day event was repeated for several years and set a new standard for all other councils.

Esther holding a microphone and speaking in an audience.

Livable Communities Summit

A premiere summit within the Aging in America conference to enable collaboration between planners and aging services professionals and became the model for subsequent events.

More About Esther

  • Visionary:  Esther is the creator of the innovative Enabling Design Approach to address multiple challenges caused by the built environment with a single approach that enables to people to thrive.
  • Consultant, AARP International:  Esther creates and develops innovative initiatives, such as Equity by Design, a collaboration with AARP International to generate a quantum leap for Enabling + Equitable Housing and Communities.
  • Strategic Director, TC Age-Friendly Center for Excellence:  Esther helped create and lead one of the United States’ first Age-Friendly Centers for Excellence in a public-private partnership.
  • Co-Author, The American Planning Association’s Aging in Community Policy Guide
  • Industry Scholar, Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures:  Esther contributes her expertise to this institute focused on the intersection of design, hospitality, and health.
  • Contributor, Independent for Life:  Esther’s academic and practitioner perspectives were requested for this book led by the Honorable Henry Cisneros and other thought leaders.
  • Consultant, First U.S. Elder-Focused Emergency Department:  by invitation of Dr. Bill Thomas. Contributed expertise on the visual environment.
  • Contributor,  “Design for a Lifetime”: guidance and content for this 4-part PBS series
  • CAPS of the Year:  A passionate and inspiring speaker and presenter, Esther received this award for her advocacy and teaching of the NAHB/AARP Certified Aging in Place Specialist (CAPS) and Universal Design/Build courses.

An internationally recognized expert on Universal Design, Aging in Place, and Age-Friendly Community Planning, Esther’s leading-edge perspectives are contributing to positive change.

How can you benefit?

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events

World Town Planning Day The American Planning Association (APA)

“Gender and Aging and Livable Communities” Women in Planning Division’s facilitated discussions, APA National Planning Conference

“Planning and Policies for an Aging Population” APA Federal Policy & Program Briefing

“Design as a Missing Variable in Public Health: A Call to Action” Universal Design Summit

Booming Boroughs Design Charette AIA Design for Aging Communities, NYC Chapter, NYC

“The Power of the Built Environment in the Context of Sustainability” 10th Annual NYS Green Building Conference

Media Contributions and Appearances

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Whether to give your staff the crucial knowledge to take your services & offerings to the next level, or provide your clients with invaluable information,  perspectives, and unique value, we have the trainings for you.

Various formats are available including:  courses + workshops, both in-person and virtual.

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