O BJECTIVE 1.02: S UMMARIZE FACTORS TO CONSIDER W HEN C HOOSING A PLACE TO LIVE

C ULTURAL I NFLUENCES ON H OUSING Culture is the combination of all customs, beliefs, and traits of a group of people. Culture in turn influences housing. Wampanoag’s wetuHome of Plymouth settler

D UTCH C OLONIAL

F RENCH P ROVINCIAL

W HY DO WE PUT SHUTTERS ON HOUSES ?

S OCIETAL I NFLUENCES ON H OUSING Household size – families are smaller More blended and extended families Population is aging – more senior adults.

Cost of housing has risen faster than incomes. Often requires dual- incomes to afford a home More time working means less leisure time for families More people are telecommuting Society is more mobile.

E NVIRONMENTAL I NFLUENCES ON H OUSING Environment includes conditions, places, objects and people around you. People adapt housing to their environments and also manipulate the environment to their housing Housing deals with 3 types of environments. Natural Constructed Behavioral

Natural environment: includes land, water, trees, and climate.

Constructed environment includes the natural environment after it has been changed by humans (building a structure that has heating, cooling, landscaping, etc).

F ALLINGWATER DESIGNED BY F RANK L LOYD W RIGHT

Fallingwater is located in southwest Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands 90 minutes from downtown Pittsburgh The main house 5,330 square feet (2885 sq. ft. interior; 2445 sq. ft. terraces) constructed , followed by the guest house construction in 1939 (1,700 square feet) Final cost: $155,000 (Included $8,000 architect’s fees, and $4,500 for installed walnut furnishings) is the equivalent of approximately $2.4 million in 2009 Restoration in 2002 was reported at $11.4 million.

Behavioral environment is an area created for human interaction (schools, churches, malls, stores).

E CONOMIC I NFLUENCES ON H OUSING Whether or not a family can purchase a home or the type of home purchased depends upon: Unemployment Interest rates for homes Inflation The cost of living.

T ECHNOLOGICAL I NFLUENCES ON H OUSING Technology continues to invent new and better ways of meeting human needs Media rooms/home theaters Can select a home through a virtual tour Can order groceries through a computer on your refrigerator Design a home using CADD (computer aided drafting and design).

G OVERNMENTAL I NFLUENCE ON H OUSING Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Provides decent, sanitary housing for low income families.

HUD US Department of Housing and Urban Development Mission is to promote a decent, safe, and sanitary living environment for all Americans.

EPA Environmental Protection Agency Safeguards the natural environment.

CPSC Consumer Product Safety Commission Makes sure all products in a home are safe.

BUILDING CODES Minimum standards for materials and construction methods

ZONING REGULATIONS Controls land use Specifies the type of buildings and activities that are permitted in a certain area.

O NE MORE ….. ADA Americans with Disabilities Act Requires that all people must be considered equally in the design or redesign of public structures.