Manhattan, AECOM Hunt to manage $1.45B University of Florida stadium renovation

The team will partner on the renovation to expand concourses, upgrade spaces and improve accessibility at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, aka “The Swamp.”

Combining Risk MITIGATION and Accessibility

Engaged by Hansen Yuncken, MBC Group acted as Crown Certifier and consultant for both NCC and Accessibility compliance. The post Combining Risk MITIGATION and Accessibility appeared first on The Australian National Construction Review.

Transport committee calls out government for failing to close ‘enforcement gap’ on accessibility

The transport committee has called on the government to close what it perceives as an “enforcement gap”for ensuring that there are accessibility options available for people using public transport. The post Transport committee calls out government for failing to close ‘enforcement gap’ on accessibility appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

City approves Allies and Morrison’s £231m Barbican overhaul

Scheme to improve accessibility and sustainability at grade II-listed complex

Time to change tactics around tactile paving

A trip to the most heavily populated city in the world might be an extreme way of demonstrating it, but the use of tactile paving isn’t always the right solution when it comes to aiding accessibility. The post Time to change tactics around tactile paving appeared first on Planning, Building & Construction Today.

ARTiculations - Should all Toilets be Gender Neutral? 16082019

This video looks at the practicalities of designing gender neutral toilets and washrooms from a functional and design perspective, i.e. Is it practical to design a space with gender neutral toilets? What are benefits and drawbacks? And, what are the building regulation/code barriers that prevent us from doing so? [For the UK, please note the following GOV.UK announcement https://www.gov.uk/government/news/all-public-buildings-to-have-separate-male-and-female-toilets]

Quadrant Building Control - Changes to Changing Places: New Part M Volume 2 Amendment, 12082020

Steve Kidd from Quadrant Building Control explains this important amendment to Approved Document M - Volume 2 ... Changing Place Facilities and WCs ... that was published by the Government on the 19th July 2020