Most people will have a disability, temporary or permanent, at some point in their life; Australian building regulations do not provide equitable means of egress for them. The goal of this project was to investigate how emergency egress codes for people with mobility impairments can be implemented in building regulations. Through interviews and intensive research it was determined that provisions such as areas of refuge and lifts should be included in the Building Code of Australia as a means to mitigate the risk of death.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Pham, Jessica Thuc
• Lavallee, Peter Kendall
• Fisher, Corey Brian

Subject

• Security
• Inclusion
• Health
• Infrastructure
• Well-Being

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050112-113131

Keyword

• People with disabilities--Services for
• Barrier-free design

Advisor

• Billiar, Kristen
• Madan, Ryan Smith

Year

• 2012

Center

• Melbourne, Australia Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Jonathan Barnett-AECOM

Date created

• 2012-05-01

Location

• Melbourne

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright