Beam me up! Newest Technology in Stairs can Put a Bounce in Your Step, Save Your Knees and Change Your Housing Options.

                    Beam me up... or bounce me up in this case. Stairs are getting high-tech!

Thinking of re-modeling or building home? This can put a real bounce in your step and save your knees!

The newest technology in stairs makes it easier to walk up the steps by providing a cushion with springs and sensors that can reduce the amount of energy you use by 26 percent and give you a 37 percent lift effect.

This can replace a stair lift for people with limited mobility and people who are just trying to reduce joint damage to their knees. So if your knees are starting to hurt when you're going up stairs, a stair adjustment might be just what the home doctor ordered! If you're looking at a two-story home and are wondering how you knees will like those steps in 20 years, this can make a difference in your home choice.

Click on the link for details on this "next step" from biomedical engineers and computer scientists at Georgia Tech.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/energy-recycling-stairs-could-replace-stairlifts/ar-BBEnFXp



Photo in this blog post by Susan Speck