The VIVAT Foundation VIVAT Foundation is an independent organisation. VIVAT is backed by industry, by care providers, local commissioners and by planning, design and construction professionals. It is supported at arm’s length by central and local government, by registered housing providers and developers. Learn more about VIVAT and the need for Housing with Care... VIVAT Foundation - Awards - celebrating and rewarding best practice in design quality and measurable improvements in health and well-being. Learn more about the VIVAT Awards... VIVAT Foundation - Standards and Accreditation - the first UK set of standards for design and performance in the creation of new homes for people with who live independently but who also need care and support. Learn more about the VIVAT Standards and Accreditation... VIVAT Foundation is endorsed by the internationally recognised learning disability philanthropist Dame Stephanie Shirley CH, by major disability charities, local authority care and accommodation commissioners, registered housing providers, housing developers and major building contractors.
The VIVAT ™ mark is a sign of quality, sustainability and liveability. It is awarded to VIVAT Foundation Award winners for completed and
occupied new housing developments in the UK. For Tenants
VIVAT accreditation offers peace of mind that homes meet standards set for their care and support. Learn more... For Developers
Developers with projects to VIVAT standards are more likely to be shortlisted by commissioners. Learn more... For Investment Funds
VIVAT standards show their investors they are less likely to suffer rental voids whilst providing superior accommodation for tenants entitled to care and support. Learn more... For Commissioners
VIVAT standards demonstrate they work to best practice. Accreditation avoids the need for time-consuming technical research. Learn more... | 
“The VIVAT Foundation is unique. I welcome its mission to apply high standards of design and environmental quality in supported housing developments. I have always been a passionate advocate of the role good design can play in the lives of people with autism and learning disabilities.” “The VIVAT Foundation Awards support good practice and help drive up standards.”
Dame Stephanie Shirley CH Learning disability and autism philanthropist “VIVAT Foundation is unique in encouraging and rewarding best practice in the development of new and affordable homes for disabled people. Good design is not an extra or add-on. It is an essential component of creative effort to improve the lives of the thousands of people with neuro-diverse conditions.” Baroness Thomas of Winchester
Disability campaigner The VIVAT Standards
VIVAT Standards cover the design of homes for people who are living independently and who also need care and support. VIVAT’s unique ‘kite mark’ has been designed to be displayed discreetly on completed homes. Learn more about the standards... |
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