Designing for the Disabled - Plumbing Engineering Services Design Guide

The designing for the disabled chapter from the CIPHE's Plumbing Engineering Services Design Guide.

The following information provides designers with guidelines for designing plumbing services for the disabled community. It includes information on access to buildings which apply whether the building is large or merely a small toilet. More specifically it gives details of measurements required for WC compartments.

In the case of the compartment, passage ways and door sizes, the figures given are the minimum size required. Additional space is recommended wherever possible.

Contents include:

• Inside buildings
• Approaches to buildings
• WC compartments in public buildings
• Washbasin fittings
• WC levels in private facilities
• Facilities for private use and nursing homes
• Advanced WC cubicle design for wheelchair disabled
• Central heating for the disabled and boilers.

Free download for CIPHE members.