RIBA Core Curriculum: Access for all
The following CPD materials fall within the ‘Access for all: universal or inclusive design’ RIBA Core Curriculum topic area.
The objective of this seminar is to improve understanding of how people use accessible facilities. Access and spatial requirements for individuals using toilet, basin and shower are discussed, as well as integrated functions within a well-thought-out room design.
For over 40 years, Pressalit Care’s design principles and product arrangements have provided successful outcomes for numerous new build and refurbishment projects worldwide. Typical applications include hospitals, hospices, nursing homes, special needs schools, day centres, hotels, changing places facilities and private accommodation. Pressalit Care manufactures innovative, accessible bathroom solutions designed to promote independence, safe working environments and return-on-investment opportunities.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 50 minutes.
This seminar discusses three areas of prime importance to the architect designing and specifying an efficient healthcare facility: space, mechanical aids and correct working techniques. It also provides details of a variety of useful tools available, including audit software and an architect’s guide book.
The presentation may be conducted at the architect’s practice or the Provider’s head office, near Dunstable in Bedfordshire.
ArjoHuntleigh boasts a philosophy and practical approach that has been developed over 50 years of working in healthcare facilities around the world. The company is acknowledged as a world leader in crafting integrated solutions for the care of people with reduced mobility and related conditions.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 40 minutes.
This seminar focuses on the basic principles for successful specification of architectural ironmongery. It touches on how to hang, close, lock, open and dress a door and discusses various external stimuli. Gain a better understanding of how to specify architectural ironmongery, the terminology and phrases used in the field, and the standards and regulations that affect it.
ASSA ABLOY UK Specification supports architects, developers and contractors at every stage of a project, from design and specification to installation and ongoing maintenance. Easing the burden and taking the risk out of specification by meeting with a project’s financial, legislative and functional requirements, ASSA ABLOY UK has a tailored range of solutions, which support clients from conception to completion.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 45 minutes.
This seminar provides guidance in the use and specification of door control devices, to help prevent doors from becoming obstacles. It explains why and where door controls may be needed, current legislation surrounding them, the impact of the Equality Act, BS 8300 and Building Regulations, and both where to use automatic doors and which door control devices are available.
GEZE is a world leader in manual and automatic door control technology and window control systems for natural ventilation and smoke and heat extraction. GEZE solutions turn buildings into ‘smart buildings’, combining safety systems and drive technology to create innovative, networked and modular solutions; everything from a single source.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 45 minutes.