Design Appraisals

Design appraisals provide an essential review of the design of a building project to ensure that inclusive design is acheived throughout the build. About Access will provide a design appraisal that ensures buildings meet the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act; an, often essential, enhancement on meeting Building Regulation requirements.

This is about looking at plans and making comments on accessibility, for it is cheaper to make corrections or improvements at the design stage rather than during the construction phase or when completed. Using our experience and understanding of access within design, we produce a report on the accessibility of the project, making recommendations to the design team to save cost and time on any potentially expensive design errors or simply making suggestions towards improved access. This service can truly be a cost saving one, as often a little knowledge can be dangerous or expensive.