{"product_id":"inclusive-buildings-cd-rom-isbn-9780632059553","title":"Inclusive Buildings, CD-ROM","description":"Recent legislation (the DDA - Disability Discrimination Act) together with Part M of the Building Regulations place an increasing onus on construction professionals to provide and maintain accessible environments. No longer is it acceptable to ignore access to the built environment. \u003cp\u003eThis interactive CD presents a wealth of design information within hundreds of 'pages' containing text, diagrams, detailed floor plans and annotated photographs, all linked in a way to allow you to pass between sections, gathering data, advice and guidance as required.\u003cbr\u003e It is designed to be explored; the more you look, the more you will find ...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere is extensive detail on user needs and many examples of good design solutions. A range of building categories are assessed (from health, education and commerce to leisure, transport and social) are assessed and broken down into functional elements (external areas, horizontal circulation, facilities, general services, etc).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Inclusive Buildings\u003c\/i\u003e CD is an essential desk tool for architects, surveyors, facility managers and all responsible for ensuring that buildings meet the provisions of the DDA. It will also be an indispensable study guide for access consultants and auditors and enable them to audit buildings for accessibility with confidence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e PC and Mac Compatible\u003c\/p\u003e  The information in your CD is arranged as follows:. \u003cp\u003eUSER NEEDS - Principle of Universal Design;Disabled People;Tasks for Navigation;.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUser Characteristics; --- Building Operators;Non-disabled users - young;Non-disabled users - older;Mobility Impaired;.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVisually Impaired;Hearing Impaired;Cognitively Impaired;.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBUILDING CATEGORIES - Classification by use; --- Complete freedom of movement;Controlled entry\/freedom of movement;Free entry\/controlled movement;Controlled entry\/controlled movement; Classification by type; --- Commerce;Transport;Industry;Religious;Leisure;Social;.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth;Military;FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS - External areas; --- Car parks;External routes;External ramps;External steps;External doors;Vertical circulation;Steps and stairs;Lifts;Vertical Circulation; --- Steps and stairs;Lifts;Horizontal Circulation; --- Corridors; Steps; Internal Doors;Communications; --- Signage;Telephones;Aromas;Tactile features;Human interactions;Facilities; --- Toilets;Refreshment Areas;Seating and resting places;Changing areas;Evacuation; --- General provision;Means of escape;Management Issues;General Services; --- Lighting;Colour and luminance contrast; Acoustics; ACCESS AUDITS- Access Audit Procedures; -- What is an Access Audit?;Assessing facilities; What to assess; Trial Sites; --- General information;The Royal Berkshire Hospital; Baerum Kommunegaarden; Sample Audits; --- Hannah Court, Kingsclere; Cedar Room, Reading;.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChemistry Building, Reading;Healthy Day Sports Centre;.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWAYGUIDANCE SYSTEMS - ARIADNE system; --- Technical development; Building Design Issues; RNIB React; InfraVoice.\u003c\/p\u003e  'I am impressed by the comprehensiveness of the material, its versatility for educational and practical purposes and its use of photographs, text and interactive diagrams as a means of providing in-depth examination and understanding of what constitutes accessible environments.'\u003cbr\u003e Sarah Langton-Lockton, Chief Executive, Centre for Accessible Environments  Keith Bright is a consultant member of the National Register of Access Consultants and Director of the Research Group for Inclusive Environments at the University of Reading, UK.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoberto Di Giulio is an architect specializing in accessibility issues at lpostudio Architetti in Florence and Professor of Architecture at the University of Ferrara, Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e  Recent legislation (the DDA - Disability Discrimination Act, Part III) together with Part M of the Building Regulations place an increasing onus on construction professionals to provide and maintain accessible environments. No longer is it acceptable to ignore access to the built environment. \u003cp\u003eThis interactive CD contains a wealth of design information within hundreds of 'pages' containing text, diagrams, annotated photographs, giving invaluable data and guidance, all linked in a way to allow you to pass between sections, gathering data, advice and guidance as required.\u003cbr\u003e It is designed to be explored; the more you look, the more you will find.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere is extensive detail on user needs and many examples of good design solutions. 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