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Requirements for construction

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 222-0430/02
Abbreviation TPS
Course title Requirements for construction
Credits 2
Coordinating department Department of Urban Engineering
Course coordinator Ing. Renata Zdařilová, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

Brief outline of the course (content of lectures):
1. Introduction to the issue - the issue of requirements for construction in a wider context
2. Basic terminology and concepts of construction law
3. Basic accessibility requirements - user point of view
4. Basic principles of independent movement of persons with mobility restrictions
5. Basic principles of independent orientation of visually impaired people
6. Basic principles of independent orientation of persons with hearing impairment
7. Accessibility of public areas, parking spaces, garages
8. Access and accessibility of buildings
9. Accessibility of internal spaces of buildings
10. Accessibility of stairs, ramps, elevators and lifting devices
11. Hygienic facilities and changing rooms
12. Special requirements for some buildings - housing and accommodation facilities, social services
13. Special requirements for some buildings - education and training, administrative buildings, sports, business

E-learning

LMS Moodle: 222-0430/02 Requirements for construction

Literature

ISO 21542:2011 Building construction – Accessibility and usability of the built environment

EN 17210:2021  Accessibility and usability of the built environment - Functional requirements

TNI CEN/TR 17621:2021 Accessibility and usability of the built environment - Technical performance criteria and specifications

BRIGHT, K., COOK, G.: The Colour, Light and Contrast Manual, Wiley- Blackwell 2010, ISBN 978-1-4051-9504-1 

ARAGALL, F., NEUMANN , P., SAGRAMOLA, S.: Design for All in progress, from theory to practice, EuCAN – European Concept for Accessibility Network, Luxembourg 2013, ISBN 978-2-919931-72-9 

POLIS: Building and Urban Space Accessibility: POLIS: Decision Support Tools and Policy Initiatives in Support of Universal Design of Buildings, IHS BRE Press 2010, pp.72, SBN 978-1848060265

PREISER, W., F.: Universal design handbook, New York: McGraw-Hill 2001, ISBN 0-07-137605-4 

ZDAŘILOVA, R. Barrier–free Use of Buildings: Methodology to Decree No. 398/2009 Coll., on general technical requirements ensuring barrier–free use of buildings. 1st edition ČKAIT [Czech Chamber of Chartered Engineers and Technicians in Construction], 2011. pp.196, ISBN 978-80-87438-17-6.

Czech Decree No. 398 of 5 November 2009, on general technical requirements ensuring barrier–free use of buildings.
In: Collection of Laws of the Czech Republic. 2009

Advised literature

ZDAŘILOVÁ, R .: Odstraňování bariér v městském inženýrství, MP 1.8, Metodická pomůcka k činnosti autorizovaných osob (Removal of Barriers in Urban Engineering, MP 1.8, Methodical Aid to the Activities of Authorized Persons), ČKAIT Information Center, Praha 2006, 1.vydání, 68 pp., ISBN 80-87093-12-7 

ZDAŘILOVÁ, R .: Bezbariérové užívání staveb – Základní principy přístupnosti, TP 1.4, Technické pomůcky k činnosti autorizovaných osob (Barrier-Free Use of Buildings - Basic Principles of Accessibility, TP 1.4, Technical Assistance to the Activities of Authorized Persons), ČKAIT Information Center, Prague 2007, 1st edition, 60 pp., ISBN 978-80-87093-56-6