Lifemark® Certification is awarded to NZ homes that achieve specific quality design standards that make the home adaptable, accessible and safe to live in.

A Lifemark® certified home is a home that includes smart and intelligent design features that meet the needs of people of different ages and abilities and that avoid barriers that may discriminate against people living in or visiting the home.

Lifemark® homes are designed to be usable by most people over their lifetime without the need for major adaptation in the future.

Lifemark certification has been driven by a need to provide appropriate housing for everybody. The five Lifemark design principles of usability, adaptability, accessibility, safety and lifetime value benefit all people. For example, in a Lifemark certified home it is easier to manoeuvre prams, easier to carry shopping bags and easier for people with a physical disability or temporary injury to get around independently.