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Experience

The Align Project

SOLAR POWER INTERNATIONAL:
September 24-27, 2018
Anaheim Convention Center,
Anaheim, CA

CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW:
January 8-11, 2019
Las Vegas, NV

DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION WEEK:
February 19-21, 2019
CREDIT: KASITA
Las Vegas, NV

Can we chart a new course? The Align Project says YES.

Here’s a peek at the facets of an aligned life away your valuable time and life energy? How can we be seamlessly
“connected” all the time without feeling watched and violated? We’ll
we’ll explore over the next year: dig into research about where and how people are using technology,
and explore which innovations are truly helping people improve the
ALIGN Your Space: The 100 Percent House quality of their lives and which are merely trendy gizmos destined
Most of us use only 5 percent of the large homes we were told we to be mothballed.
needed. What if instead, we optimized our living spaces to create a
home that’s 100 percent useful? The Kasita house, with its precision- ALIGN Your Mobility: Destination Deconstruction
engineered design and modular construction, uses good design to What if, when thinking about getting from point A to point B, we
optimize space and reects how people actually use their homes. focused on the journey instead of the destination? This shift in focus
could a‰ect everything from the type of vehicle we drive to the
ALIGN Your Finances: Investing in type of neighborhood we choose to live in. Join us as we explore the
Resilience and Efficiency topic of mobility from a human-centric perspective, considering the
Many of the choices we make about our homes sacri ce durability, implications for everyone from city planners and car makers, to the
resilience and e­ciency for short-lived cost savings. When we put users themselves.
in a carpet that lasts ve years instead of hardwood oor that lasts
a century, we sabotage our future. To align our nances, we most ALIGN Your Future: Aging With Dignity
focus on reducing predictable costs, not creating future sinkholes Devices and products are now available that monitor vital signs,
for our money. improve access or mobility around the homes, and ensure safe and
healthy spaces. Combine these with a compact, portable, exible
ALIGN Your Technology: Mastering Our Machines housing option like Kasita and you have the ultimate strategy for a
At what point do high-tech gadgets stop serving you and start sucking home that changes with you.

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