About Us

David L. Traut, CAPS Accessibility Specialist | Universal Design Expert | Award-Winning Author | President, T-Square Company – Austin, Texas, with more than 30 years of hands-on experience in the design/build industry, David L. Traut, CAPS has dedicated his career to creating homes that support dignity, independence, and safety for people of all ages and abilities. As the owner and president of T-Square Company, an Austin-based design/build remodeling firm, David specializes in Universal Design, aging-in-place home modifications, and barrier-free remodels that blend accessibility with comfort, function, and aesthetic appeal. A Certified Aging in Place Specialist (CAPS), David brings a deep understanding of the physical, emotional, and environmental challenges that aging adults and individuals with disabilities face in their homes. His work emphasizes personalized solutions, thoughtful spatial planning, and the removal of architectural barriers to ensure every client can enjoy long-term independence in the place they call home. David is also the author of the award-winning book Age in Place at Home: Adapting the Home Environment for All Generations, a trusted guide for homeowners, caregivers, and professionals seeking practical, accessible strategies for safer living. His writing—and ongoing work on related books, courses, and educational content—reflects his mission to help families plan proactively and confidently for the future. As a member of the National Aging in Place Council (NAIPC), David contributes his extensive field expertise to support community awareness, interdisciplinary collaboration, and best practices in home accessibility. His approach combines craftsmanship, compassion, and forward-thinking design to create homes where people can thrive gracefully at every stage of life.

In 1974, while obtaining a graduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin, an innate talent was acknowledged, and T-Square Company was formed as a means to remodel both friends' and Professors' homes. This began a quest for constructive footprints leading to a lifetime of challenge. My research practices evolved into the art of building the most efficient structures possible while avoiding the status quo building techniques, which have crippled our housing inventory, by utilizing the ever-changing technologies benefiting construction. Today's inventory of homes represents the essence of antiquated architecture. Existing homes are based on the principle that every homeowner has full mobility and is in excellent health. Homes are not usable in form or function on a universal basis for everyone. Practicing Universal Design principles during all remodeling projects helps solve the problems discovered during home modifications for increased accessibility.  

With over three decades of experience in both residential and commercial construction techniques, a hybrid type of building became available to our clients, ensuring a successful completion of their projects. We incorporate our qualified group of licensed subcontractors to get your project done professionally, in budget, and on time.  Our creative design/build methodology allows T-Square Company's clients to enjoy increased personalized accessibility remodeling when avoiding unbearable living situations. Bathroom, kitchen, and other home accessibility barriers are reconfigured without having an industrial look for our accessibility clients. T-Square Company offers a full line of aging-in-place services and aging-in-place design/builds.

T-Square Company is a complete turnkey general contracting firm and has vast experience in hotels, restaurants, office/retail space, healthcare, and all aspects of home construction. We are locally owned and operated, fully insured, and have bonding capability through SURETEC Systems.  We have a successful HUD record and have been a BBB Accredited Business since 1988 with an A+ rating and no adverse complaints. 

We realize how important it is to you to find a qualified and experienced contractor on whom you can rely, and we will spend the necessary time required to build complete customer satisfaction, along with a top-quality customized job.  We will always give you the time and information you need to choose the correct materials and products to make intelligent decisions for your project.  Once we have agreed upon the terms and specifications of your project, we will perform all work in a fluid and timely manner.  We will use only top-quality materials, enabling us to take pride in the quality of our workmanship and the satisfactory completion of your project.

David L. Traut, BA, MA, CAPS

President