2024-12-21T12:49:38-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150320946/liv-connected-launches-a-modular-approach-to-home-design-and-a-solution-to-the-growing-housing-shortage Maria Doku 2022-08-22T16:09:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/66/66cf613ba4a2b9c26f48e1ea4ac59a2d.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>New York startup <a href="https://archinect.com/Liv-Connected" target="_blank">Liv-Connected</a> has released a modular approach to housing that tackles the homebuilding market's material and skilled labor shortages and limited housing inventory.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Cofounded by architects Jordan Rogove, Wayne Norbeck, Joe Wheeler, and healthcare professional Dr. Herb Rogove in 2019 (Jordan Rogove and Wayne Norbeck are also cofounders of NYC-based architecture firm <a href="https://archinect.com/dxastudio" target="_blank">DXA Studio</a>), the endeavor aimed to seek a solution to disaster-relief housing that embodied a sense of permanence and resulted in an affordable, sustainable, and high-quality, health-centered solution to homebuilding.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e7/e74b8292386b0df3bb24517731e3e6f3.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e7/e74b8292386b0df3bb24517731e3e6f3.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy of Liv-Connected.</figcaption></figure><p>The emergence of Liv-Connected reflects the commitment to homeowners' health and wellness and their team of architects and healthcare providers. "We started with the assumption that disaster housing could be so thoughtful that it might become permanent," shared Norbeck&nbsp;<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/jennifercastenson/2022/06/07/modular-housings-potential-unleashed-by-innovative-process-and-design/?sh=200074cc7c7a" target="_blank">during a conversation with <em>Forbes</em>' Jennifer Castenson</a>. "We were interested in the possibil...</p>