• BS 8300-1:2018

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    Design of an accessible and inclusive built environment External environment. Code of practice

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  05-01-2018

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Integrating inclusive design principles into the
       development process
    5 Strategic site and building layout
    6 Arriving at a destination
    7 Parking provision
    8 Horizontal movement
    9 Vertical movement
    10 Public facilities
    11 Lighting
    12 Specific locations
    Annex A (informative) - Management and maintenance
    Annex B (informative) - Using light reflectance values
            (LRVs) to assess visual contrast
    Annex C (informative) - Space allowances for wheelchair
            manoeuvring and access to vehicles
    Annex D (informative) - Temporary external events
    Annex E (informative) - Space allowances for people
            passing on an access route
    Annex F (informative) - Slip potential characteristics of
            treads, ramp surfaces and floor finishes
    Bibliography
    Index

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    Provides recommendations for the design of the external built environment, including the approaches to buildings, to accommodate users with the widest range of characteristics and capabilities.

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    This part of BS8300gives recommendations for the design of the external built environment, including the approaches to buildings, to accommodate users with the widest range of characteristics and capabilities. It applies to: key external features within the curtilage of or associated with a building or group of buildings, such as parking provision, setting‑down points, access routes to and around buildings, and the approaches of entrances to buildings; NOTE1 The recommendations in this part of BS8300mainly cover access in the external environment and the approaches to buildings. The standard makes reference to design of internal environments but the main recommendations for design of internal environments are given in BS8300‑2. other aspects of the external environment such as street design, landscaping, way‑finding and information, horizontal and vertical movement, and public facilities. The recommendations given in this part of BS8300 apply largely to new developments, but can also be used when assessing the accessibility and usability of the existing external environment and, where practicable, as a basis for its improvement. The extent to which the recommendations apply to scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields and conservation areas is determined on a case‑by‑case basis. NOTE2 This part of BS8300 does not give recommendations for the management and maintenance of external environments, but a list of issues to be considered is given in AnnexA. This part of BS8300 does not apply to individual dwellings. NOTE3 Individual dwellings are covered by BS9266.

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    Committee B/559
    Development Note Supersedes BS 8300(2009) & 17/30335800 DC. (01/2018)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS EN 115-1:2017 Safety of escalators and moving walks Construction and installation
    BS 8493(2008) : 2008 LIGHT REFLECTANCE VALUE (LRV) OF A SURFACE - METHOD OF TEST
    ISO 21542:2011 Building construction Accessibility and usability of the built environment
    BIP 2228 : 2013 INCLUSIVE URBAN DESIGN: A GUIDE TO CREATING ACCESSIBLE PUBLIC SPACES
    BS EN 81-71:2005 Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts. Particular applications to passenger lifts and goods passenger lifts Vandal resistant lifts
    BS 9999:2017 Fire safety in the design, management and use of buildings. Code of practice
    BS 5252:1976 Framework for colour co-ordination for building purposes
    BS 7000-6:2005 Design management systems Managing inclusive design. Guide
    BS 8206-2:2008 Lighting for buildings Code of practice for daylighting
    BS EN 13201-2:2015 Road lighting Performance requirements
    BS EN 1991-1-1:2002 Eurocode 1. Actions on structures General actions - Densities, self-weight, imposed loads for buildings
    BS EN 81-20:2014 Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts. Lifts for the transport of persons and goods Passenger and goods passenger lifts
    BS 9266:2013 Design of accessible and adaptable general needs housing. Code of practice
    BS EN 12414:1999 Vehicle parking control equipment. Pay and display ticket machine. Technical and functional requirements
    BS 7976-2(2002) : 2002 PENDULUM TESTERS - PART 2: METHOD OF OPERATION
    BS 5709:2006 Gaps, gates and stiles. Specification
    DD CEN/TS 81-83:2009 Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts. Existing lifts Rules for the improvement of the resistance against vandalism
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