Putting safety first
Universal Design Academy is hoping to inspire architects and designers to make buildings more accessible and secure
published : 10 May 2021 at 04:30
5 Assoc Prof Trirat Jarutach, head of the Center of Excellence in Universal Design, Faculty of Architecture Chulalongkorn University. Photo courtesy of Assoc. Prof Trirat Jarutach
Phiangkwan Phanthumphan, a fourth-year student at the Faculty of Architecture, Kasetsart University, blindfolded herself and held a cane while carefully walking down the stairs. Even with a cane, she was worried about her safety since the stairs were not designed for the visually impaired.
Phiangkwan s experimental experience is part of a course, Universal Design Academy , which is preparing infrastructure design for housing, hospitals, tourist attractions, department stores, educational institutions, public transportation, pathway overpasses, to name a few, to be accessible for everyone. Universal Desig
The pros and cons of moving into your unfinished home
Wednesday April 28 2021
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By the time homeowners decide to move into an unfinished house, they are tired of renting, are out of options or they believe the construction will go faster. Whatever the reason, there are ups and downs.
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“One of the hardest stages of construction is roofing. When you finally succeed to roof and you don’t have enough money to fix windows and doors, just get pieces of iron sheets or pieces of wood and block those gaps. Fabricate a door from wood or even iron sheets, then leave your landlord’s house and move into your own,” Dorine Banya’s February 9 Facebook post, reads in part.
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December 21, 2020
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It was an alarming sight an air-con condenser dangling precariously from its brackets outside an HDB flat in Choa Chu Kang.
There were only several pipes holding the condenser in place and preventing it from crashing to the ground.
Photos of the faulty air-con condenser circulated on social media on Dec 18, with netizens calling for the authorities to look into the safety hazard.
A Chua Chu Kang Town Council spokesperson told AsiaOne that the town council and HDB were alerted to the air-con condenser dangling from its brackets at Block 340 Choa Chu Kang Loop on Dec 14.
The town council immediately barricaded the affected area on the ground level to ensure the safety of pedestrians and the public.