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oN the sheLf// Making It Accessible ADA stANDArDs for AccessIBLe DesIgN wIth coMMeNtAry As of March 15, all public parks, hotels, country clubs, universities, restaurants and condominiums must comply with the far-reaching regulations of the 2010 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Enforcement of the sweeping changes affects the construction, alteration and renovation of hospitality buildings and other public facilities to ensure they meet the needs of people with disabilities. 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design with Commentary (364 pages, $74.95) is an all-inclusive guide that covers the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design with the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Guidance on 2012 Standards for Accessible Design in one comprehensive book that will help design-builders comply with and understand the updated regulations easily. The 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design includes all regulatory changes affecting state and local government facilities, as well as the 2010 standards for public accommodations and commercial facilities. The book makes achieving compliance easy. It features a side-by-side look at the 2010 ADA standards and the requirements needed to meet them, while the DOJ’s guidance clearly explains the changes and the reasoning behind them in a shaded box at the end of each section. With the help of this manual, it will be simple to comply with the new ADA regulations and avoid noncompliance lawsuits. successfuL rfps IN coNstructIoN Just as the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design hopes to provide a better understanding of new regulations that design-builders may perceive as cumbersome and complicated to follow, Rick Fria wants to ease the process of another potentially challenging task: writing a winning request for proposal (RFP). His new book, (172 pages, $34), takes project owners through his step-by-step process of crafting an RFP that garners the best possible response. It does so in a way that helps owners and staff save time and money, rather than wasting either or both on unnecessary elements. Successful RFPs in Construction instructs readers to create an RFP that articulates what is necessary for the project, as well as what’s desirable but not required. The book includes a guide to free public databases that can help determine specific project needs. The book also guides readers through 22 summer//2012 the quarterly publication of the design-build institute of america

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