Centre for Excellence in Universal Design

BfE series

Building for Everyone: A Universal Design Approach

This series of 10 booklets provides comprehensive best practice guidance on how to design, build and manage buildings and spaces so that they can be readily accessed and used by everyone, regardless of age, size ability or disability.

The series covers the topics of the external environment, Entrances and Horizontal Circulation, Vertical Circulation, Internal Environment and Services Sanitary Facilities, Facilities, Building Types, Building Management and Planning

The Building for Everyone series is available for free download in accessible PDF format.

Welcome!

The Centre for Excellence in Universal Design is dedicated to enabling the design of environments that can be accessed, understood and used regardless of age, size and ability. More on CEUD's mission

Courses & Teaching

Find an educational or training course on Universal Design, see what current research is happening or browse publications on Universal Design.

Guidelines & Standards

Apply the Principles of Universal Design to the Built Environment, Products and Services or in IT and the web through the use of standards and guidelines.