About Us
who are we?
G’day, Scotty here – owner of Access Building. I have been involved in the construction industry since the late 1990’s and my qualifications include a Builders Licence and an Advanced Diploma in Project Management. This has allowed me to manage projects throughout Australia and Timor-Leste and undertake building work within the ACT and NSW. One of my business goals is to serve on the Building Code of Australia Access Panel. I am in the final stage of completing a Diploma in Access Consulting with the Access Institute…
who are we?
G’day, Scotty here – owner of Access Building. I have been involved in the construction industry since the late 1990’s and my qualifications include a Builders Licence and an Advanced Diploma in Project Management. This has allowed me to manage projects throughout Australia and Timor-Leste and undertake building work within the ACT and NSW. One of my business goals is to serve on the Building Code of Australia Access Panel. I am in the final stage of completing a Diploma in Access Consulting with the Access Institute.
Some of our work:
What do we do?
At Access Building we have constructed over 60 accessible bathrooms, installed thousands of grabrails and built accessible paths of travel for private clients.
Professional development is key in the fast-paced environment of building and construction, especially in and around removing hazards for safe access and egress of homes, parks, open spaces, shopping centres, hospitals, and aged care facilities.
Access Consultants (also known as Disability Access Consultants, or DDA consultants), work in the built environment and can provide several different services.
At Access Building we can provide professional advice on construction processes for accessible housing design, and consultation for access and egress for people with disabilities and aged care needs
What do we do?
At Access Building we have constructed over 60 accessible bathrooms, installed thousands of grabrails and built accessible paths of travel for private clients.
Professional development is key in the fast-paced environment of building and construction, especially in and around removing hazards for safe access and egress of homes, parks, open spaces, shopping centres, hospitals, and aged care facilities.
Access Consultants (also known as Disability Access Consultants, or DDA consultants), work in the built environment and can provide several different services.
At Access Building we can provide professional advice on construction processes for accessible housing design, and consultation for access and egress for people with disabilities and aged care needs.
Some of our work:
why access?
Mainstream adoption of key liveability features into new housing makes sense for several reasons:
- The significant ageing baby boomer demographic represents a growing market for age-friendly, liveable designed housing.
- The number of Australians with disability will inevitably rise as the population grows and ages.
- Research indicates a 60 percent chance that a house will be occupied by a person with a disability at some point over its life[1].
- This person is likely to be someone you know – a parent, child, sibling or friend.
- The family home accounts for 62 percent of all falls and slip-based injuries and costs the Australian population $1.8 billion in public health costs[2].
- The cost to the homeowner of including key liveable housing design features is 22 times more efficient than retrofitting when an unplanned need arises[3].
A national survey has shown that the majority of recent home buyers, builders and renovators, and people aged 60 plus believe that liveable housing design features make a home safer and more functional for all[4].
Source: Liveable Housing Design Guidelines
1 Smith, S., Rayer, S., & Smith, E. (2008) Ageing & disability: Implications for the housing industry and housing policy in the United States. Journal of the American Planning Association, 74:3, 289 – 306.
2 Monash University Accident Research Centre. (2008) The relationship between slips, trips and falls and the design and construction of buildings. (Funded by the Australian Building Codes Board).
3 New Zealand Ministry of Social Development. (2009) Economic effects of utilising Lifemark at a National level.
4 Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute. (2010) Dwelling, Land and Neighbourhood Use by Older Home Owners, p.282.