ADA requirements included in construction cost update.Marshall & Swift has just revised the Marshall Valuation Service building cost data publication to include updated construction costs needed to meet the Federal "Americans With Disabilities Act Americans with Disabilities Act, U.S. civil-rights law, enacted 1990, that forbids discrimination of various sorts against persons with physical or mental handicaps. " (ADA Ada, city, United States Ada (ā`ə), city (1990 pop. 15,820), seat of Pontotoc co., S central Okla.; inc. 1904. It is a large cattle market and the center of a rich oil and ranch area. ) requirements. The law mandates barrier free access to public places. For new construction, the costs in meeting the access requirements are nominal, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the cost data, Robert Crine, vice president of Marshall & Swift said, "probably not more than .5 to 1.0 percent of total building costs." However, retrofitting existing buildings to meet the law's standards could be much more expensive. Costs for a broad range of mandated construction, ranging from installing entrance ramps and lifts to relocating sinks and adding emergency egress See ingress. equipment are provided in the publication update. |
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