New Denver program seeks to make homes safer

Two Denver construction and home safety experts have launched a new program aimed at educating builders, architects and occupational therapists on how to make homes safer — no matter the age of the inhabitants. Living in Place Institute LLC ( website here), based in Denver, is an effort created by Erik Listou and Louie Delaware that advocates for simple additions to homes that make them safer, whether it's handrails on both sides of a staircase or shut-off systems on stoves. Both men have decades…