Email Feedback from Bruce Bromley on one small error mentioned:

"Just listening to the podcast. There is an error relating to solar and UPS. This issue is often missed that came out in the assessor updates. I have attached both for your reference ..."

CLASSIFICATION ITEM 26 - CLAUSE 22 EMERGENCY POWER SOLUTIONS

"SOLAR STORAGE BATTERIES ARE NOT SUITABLE AND MUST NOT BE USED AS EMERGENCY POWER"

"The reality is once they are charged, it Is not until a power failure that they need recharging which may happen one or two times a year so it pointless having them connected to solar

https://sdaconsulting.com.au/sda-2-hour-backup-requirements-explained/

Height Adjustable Systems

• Kitchen cupboard
• Kitchen Sink
• Stove cooktop
• Bedroom wardrobes
• Bathroom sink

Land Estates with 70% plus of Owner Occupiers

Natural Lighting

Fire Sprinklers

Sensory Gardens

Accessible Motor Vehicle in garage

Private courtyards outside each bedroom

Synthetic grass in courtyards

Sliding doors for courtyards

Emergency exit door for carer

Lockdown room for carer

Automation

Extra storage

OOA office, as well as OOA bedroom

Second living space (media room)

Wrap around pavement of outside areas

Internet hub system to be inside OOA office or bedroom (normally part of HPS inclusions)

Solar panel for solar energy

Not charge RRC to the residents of the house

Hydrotherapy pool

Second living space or area, where families can come visit the Carer for a meeting, away from the other participants

Fully or partial furniture

Adjustable medical beds

Wider doorways (eg bariatric participants needing 1.2m wide bedroom doors)

Hallway width of 1.5 metres

Hoist provision railing going all the way into the bathroom, not just to the entrance of the bathroom ensuite

Multiple light switches on all sides of the bedroom

Extra PowerPoints on walls in bedrooms and living areas … always helpful to have more

Have USB charging outlets around the kitchen and living rooms

Security systems around the outside of the house, with light sensors and cameras outside

What designs or items can be done to a disability house to make it more user-friendly?

1. Wider pathways and doorways to accommodate mobility devices.
2. Zero-step entrances to make it easier to enter and exit the house.
3. Ramps instead of stairs to make it easier to move around the house.
4. Lever handles instead of doorknobs to make it easier to open doors.
5. Grab bars in the bathroom and shower to prevent falls.
6. Walk-in showers with a shower seat to make it easier to shower.
7. Lower countertops and cabinets in the kitchen to make it easier to reach items.
8. Motion-activated lights to make it easier to navigate the house.
9. Smart home technology to control lights, temperature, and other features with voice commands.
10. Assistive aids such as stairlifts, wheelchair lifts, and elevators to make it easier to move between floors.

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