Provision of services: Balancing access to historic churches for disabled people with protection of the fabric can be a major design challenge

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St Albans cathedral already makes provision for disabled people, mainly concentrating on wheelchair use, implemented by fixed and moveable timber ramps. An access audit of the cathedral and chapter house has been undertaken to see how the provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act can be implemented. English Heritage provides guidelines for historic buildings, such as avoiding alterations that would have an adverse effect on the special character of the property and making sure that any alterations are reversible as far as possible.

Services, Disabled persons, Remodeling and renovation, Churches, Church buildings

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Integrating project teams

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The use of information systems for Heathrow Terminal 5 will play a role in plans by BAA to cut the construction cost to 1,100 pounds sterling per sq mt, compared with the usual terminal cost of 1,600 pounds sterling per sq mt. Attention will be given to increasing prefabrication and modularisation, framework agreements and standardising on some products. The use of IT will allow networked communication, thus avoiding duplication of effort.

Design and construction, Buildings and facilities, BAA PLC, Airport terminals

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Computers at the NEC

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The ICAT (Integrating Computer Aided Technology) 95 exhibition will take place at the NEC in Birmingham, England, on March 7-9, 1995. The exhibition will feature CAD systems. Dealers at the show will include Datech, Instagraphic, GTX, Wix McLelland and Softdesk. Hardware suppliers such as Roland Digital Group, Aristo and Kontron Elektronik will also be in attendance.

Exhibitions, Computer-aided design, Computer aided design

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