Existing Buildings: The disability access revolution

Categories: Sustainable Commercial Buildings     Sectors: Owners, Occupiers, Facility Managers

An expert panel makes sense of the new disability access laws that will take effect in 2010.

Some of the themes discussed:

• Understanding the impact of the premises standard on existing buildings
• The impact of the new disability standards on commercial buildings
• Triggers for owners to bring their building up to the new standards
• How heritage buildings will be impacted by the changes
• What assistance "unjustifiable hardship" will offer owners 

Moderator:

Peter Verwer
Chief Executive
Property Council of Australia

Panelists:

• Treavor Beardsmore
• Rob Doak, National Architect Retail, Stockland
• Melissa Chandler, Bovis Lend Lease

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