Webinar: Accessible Equipment in Heritage Buildings

Specifying accessible equipment in heritage buildings comes with a unique set of challenges. From listed homes and period school buildings to historic public spaces introducing Changing Places facilities, balancing preservation with compliance and usability requires careful thought. How do you protect the character of a building while ensuring it is inclusive, safe, and fully functional? This focused 30-minute webinar explores the practical considerations of installing accessible hygiene and changing equipment within heritage and listed environments — and how to overcome common design and installation barriers.

During the session, we’ll cover:

→ The key challenges of working within listed homes and historic school buildings

→ Introducing Changing Places facilities into heritage public spaces

→ Structural limitations: walls, floors, ceiling loading, and service constraints

→ Sensitive installation methods that protect existing fabric

→ Working with conservation officers and planning requirements

→ Real examples of heritage projects and how challenges were resolved

→ Live Q&A for project-specific questions You’ll come away with a clearer understanding of how to introduce inclusive hygiene facilities into heritage environments without compromising the integrity of the building — or the needs of the people using it.