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Author/s:
Kemi Adeyeye; John Griggs
Summary:
Building Drainage promotes an integrative and collaborative approach to drainage. Key principles and components of drainage design are presented in an accessible manner with many UK examples where the underlying information and knowledge can be applied internationally.
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2019
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Keywods:
Drainage
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Book

Author/s:
Richard D S Phelps; John Griggs
Summary:
Mound filter systems are used to treat wastewater from structures not served by public sewer. This guide describes mound filters which deal with domestic wastewater after primary treatment (settlement) and after secondary treatment (aerobic or anaerobic biological treatment).
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2005
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Keywods:
Water Treatment
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Book

Author/s:
Peter Trotman; John Griggs
Summary:
This Good Building Guide gives minimum recommendations on providing sanitary appliances in a range of buildings, domestic and non-domestic.
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Publication date:
2010
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Keywods:
FixturesLayout
Type:
Design Guide

Author/s:
Peter Trotman; John Griggs
Summary:
This Good Building Guide gives recommendations on all aspects of installing below-ground drainage systems, including performance requirements, drain systems, calculating wastewater flows, materials, bedding and backfilling, access to drains, rodent control, workmanship, manholes, testing and inspection.
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Publication date:
2010
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Keywods:
Drainage
Type:
Design Guide

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The Disability Collaborative Network (DCN) website supports Inclusive Practice in the Heritage Sector (in partnership with EMBED). This includes guidance on Accessible and Changing Places toilets, as well as guidance for museums and the cultural sector to consider on broader themes, such as accessibility, neurodiversity and sensory needs of visitors and their own workforce.
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2020
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Keywods:
AccessibilityDisabilityInclusion
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Organisation or Campaign

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Established in 1999, the British Toilet Association (BTA) is a Not-for-Profit Members Organisation working to promote the highest possible standards of hygiene and provision in all “away from home” toilet facilities across the United Kingdom.
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2020
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Keywods:
CampaignNewsPublic Toilets
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Organisation or Campaign

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The Changing Places Consortium launched its campaign in 2006 on behalf of the over 1/4 of a million people who cannot use standard accessible toilets. This includes people with profound and multiple learning disabilities, motor neurone disease, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, as well as older people.
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Publication date:
2020
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Keywods:
CampaignChanging PlacesDisability
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Organisation or Campaign