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A Manual for Building Designers and Managers
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By
JAMES HOLMES-SEIDLE, Director, All Clear Designs Ltd
Description
This book for architects, interior designers, building managers, students, conference organisers looks at first principles to provide
the user with the 'tools' to make their own decisions rather than a 'cookbook' approach. It is intended that designs and product information
can be taken straight from the manual and inserted into ongoing projects.
For the first time the book considers the needs of people
with visual, hearing and mental disabilities, who make up the majority of disabled people in the population, alongside those of people
with physical mobility disabilities. Practical low cost solutions to retro-fitting existing buildings are discussed, as well as the methods
used to assess the suitability of an existing building, and assembling a project to improve access for disabled people. Specific products
and designs are illustrated and discussed - with full working technical drawings, and full specification details. These will reduce considerably
the research time needed to produce a cost-effective solution that will improve access for disabled people. A perspective of the standards
and legislation dealing with access issues in the UK is compared with those in other countries, and the standards mentioned are compared
with the realities of practical implementation carried out in 4 years of design in this area.
Audience
Architects, interior designers, industrial designers, planners, building control, access officers, occupational therapists, building managers, students of above, disabled people.
Contents
Table of statutes; Table of cases; The nature of law; Settlement of disputes; Central and local government; Business organizations; The
law of contract; Special contracts - building contracts; Employment law; The law of tort; Health and safety; Land law; Planning law;
Highways; Building regulations; Index.
| Bibliographic details |
Paperback, 176 pages, publication date: JAN-1996
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-1636-2
ISBN-10: 0-7506-1636-9
Imprint: ARCHITECTURAL PRESS
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