Comparing nordic building regulations wrt some issues to do with access for all Draft 2 Notes: 1. Numbers at top of each slide refer to article numbers in the Icelandic Building Regulation 2. Some issues are not specifically addressed in all nordic building regulations 3. Some values may not be correctly interpreted and there may be considerable errors in this version 4. Finnish values are not included for the time being 5. Recently, turning diameter for wheelchair in apartments was changed from 1,5m to 1,3m in Iceland Version 3, feb 2015
Diameter for clear spaces for wheelchairs to turn around in residential Assess for all meter Iceland 1.5 1.5 (gr. 12.7(2)) Residential shall have 1.3x1.3 inside og 1,5 outside (recommendation)(ss 91 42 21) Danmark 1.3 (recommendation) recommend 1.5 1.5 in kitchen, bathroom (recommendation) 1.3 inside and1.5 in bathrooms and laundry
Diameter for clear spaces for wheelchairs to turn around in residential Assess for all meter Iceland 1.3 in residential smaller than netto 55 m² 1.5 (gr. 12.7(2)) Residential shall have 1.3x1.3 inside og 1,5 outside (recommendation)(ss 91 42 21) Danmark 1.3 (recommendation) recommend 1.5 1.5 í kitchen, bathroom (recommendation) 1.3 inside and 1.5 in bathrooms and laundry
Diameter for clear spaces for wheelchairs to turn around in other houses than residential Assess for all meter Iceland 1,8 Danmark
6.2.3 gr.(b) Labeling: height shall be x meter from ground meters Iceland 0.9/1.40-1.60 BBR 8:351 General recommendation. The markings should differ from the background and be visible to people whether they are standing or sitting. 1.20-1.60 (b) (recommendation SBI)
6.2.3 gr.(e) Sloping walk path to a buildings shall have a horizontal rest surface with the height increase Size of the surface in meters Height increase in meters Iceland 1.8x1.8 0.6 1.6x1.6 0.6 1.3x2.0 (recommendation, BBR 3:1222) 0.5 1.3x1.3 (recommendation) 0.6 0.9-1.2x2.0 0.5 Iso standard W=1.8 L=2.0
6.2.3 gr.(f) Walking paths towards buildings Country meters Iceland 1.6/1.8 where there is a lot of traffic shorter than 5m = 1.4m 1.6 shorter distances = 1.4m 1.5 (recommendation BBR 3:122 ) 1.3 or at least 1.0 m and then turning zones no more than 10 m apart. 0.9-1.2 depending on traffic 0.9-1.8 depending on traffic
6.2.6 gr. Handicapped parking spaces, dimensions meters Iceland 3.8x5.0 4.5x6.0 (Vegvesen) W=5.0 less if sidewalk are aside (recommendation BBR 3:122 ) 3.5X5.0 (recommendation) 3.6x5.0 (recommendation) 3.96x5.0 3.9x5.4
6.2.6.gr Handicapped parking spaces, dimensions bigger spaces meters Iceland 4.5x5.0 +3 meters behind for a lift 1/5 of the handicapped parking spaces and never less than 1 space 4.5x6.0 (Vegvesen) Just function rules for accessibility and usability 4.5x8.0 (recommendation)
6.2.6.gr Handicapped parking, parallel to the sidewalk meters Iceland 2.5x8.0 Just function rules for accessibility and usability (recommendation BBR 3:122 ) 2.5x8.0 (recommendation) 2.5x6.1 2.4x9.0
6.2.6.gr Number of parking spaces for handicapped Number of parking spaces: Iceland Size of parking space 3.5 x 5.0m Size of parking space 4.5x8.0m 1-9 1 10-25 1 1 26-50 2 1 51-75 3 1 76-100 4 1 101-150 4 2 151-200 5 2 201-300 6 2 Number of parking spaces for handicapped The number of spaces for handicapped depends on the need, though never less than one parking space at size 4.5x8.0m No number specified but place according to future needs shall be shown BBR 3:122 No number specified but at least one parking space 3.6x5.0 m shall be shown.
6.4.2. gr. Width of entry door Iceland meters 0.9x2.10 (door blade) (free for traffic 0.83) 0.9x2.00 (free width) 0.8x2.00 (recommendation BBR 3:143) c:0.77, b:0.87, a:1.07 0.85 (free for traffic) 0.8 (free for traffic in residential houses) 0.815 0.8
6.4.2. gr.(a) By the main entrance shall be a horizontal platform of the size meters Iceland 1.80x1.80 * 1.50x1.50 after the opening of the door blade 1.50x1.50 /170x150 if the door opens out 1.22 door opens the other way 1.53 door opens towards *not required if the corridor is 1.50 m wide
6.4.2.gr.(b) Switch to open a door shall be located From floor, height From corner Iceland ca. 1.0 At least 0.50 0.80-1.10 (recommendation) 0.80 (recommendation) 0.70-1.00 0.90-1.20 (b) (recommendation) 0.50 0.8-1.0
6.4.2.gr(c) Side space next to doorknob by entry door should be meters Iceland 0.7 0.5 (SS 21 4221) 0.5 (recommendation) 0.4 (recommendation) 0.3 if door opens from you/0.44 if door opens too you 0.6
6.4.2.gr (d) Threshold by the entrance door Iceland mm 25mm 25mm (recommendation BBR 8:22. No threshold by entrance door. 21mm threshold or non SS 91 42 ) 25mm (recommendation) 20mm 13-19mm 20mm
6.4.3.gr (d) Width of door inside houses Iceland meters 0.8x2.00 free for traffic universal design other 0.7x2.00 0.8x2.0 0.8 (BBR 3:143 recommendation) 0.77 0.815
6.4.4.gr(2) Width of corridors inside an apartment meters Iceland 1.1 (SS 91 42 21) 1.0 (recommendation) 1.3 (recommendation)
6.4.4.gr.(4.a) Width of corridors and balcony corridors meters Iceland 1.3 with small traffic/1.8 with big traffic* 1.2=5 m and shorter 1.5 =30 m 1.8= over 30m 1.3 (recommendation BBR 3:142) 1.0 and 1.3 in front of doors (recommendation) 1.2-1.6 (depends of traffic) 0.91 * Where the corridors are less than 1.5m, there should be a meeting place for wheelchairs to meet 1.8x1.8m at least every 10 m
6.4.4.gr.(4.b) Outside an entrance door, in a corridor or balcony corridor shall be an area meters Iceland 1.8x1.8 * 1.5x1.5 (BBR 3:112 recommendation of 1.5x1.5 turning areal for outdoors wheelchairs) 1.5x1.5 * If the corridor is a 1.5m wide, then you do not have to have 1.8
6.4.4.gr.(4.c) In corridors that are with the width less than 1.5m, shall be a meeting area for wheelchairs meters Iceland 1.8x1.8 1.8x1.8 (BBR 3:112 recommendation) 1.5x1.5 (recommendation SBI) 1.52x1.52
6.4.4.gr.(4.d) Inside an apartment shall be a clear space for wheelchairs in front of doors meters Iceland 1.5x1.5 and 1.3x1.3 in residential smaller than 55² 1.3x1.3 (SS 91 42 21) 1.3 (recommendation) 1.3 (diameter)
6.4.4.gr.(4.e) In the entrance/lobby shall be a clear space of meters Iceland 1.5x1.5 1.5x1.5 (BBR 3:142 recommendation SS91 42 21 1,3x1.3 residential houses and 1.5x1.5 outside and in other houses) 1.3 (diameter)
6.4.4.gr. Viðmiðunarregla 3 In large open spaces, markings on the floors should be done for the blind and visually impaired Iceland x x (outside ALM 7 gr. and inside BBR 3:1423 recommendation) x
6.4.6.gr. The gap in open stairs(between steps) in buildings should never be less than X, and gap parallel to stairs should never be less then Y X mm Y mm Iceland 89 50 100 50 100 (recommendation) 50 (recommendation) 89 (recommendation SBI) 110 but 100 in residential
6.4.7.gr. Stairs maximum height without a platform meters Iceland 2.0*/3.3 3.3 18 steps (AFS (Arbetsmiljöverket) 2009:2 57 ) (BBR 8:232 design of stairs and ramps should bee save for people to use) 2.0 (recommendation SBI) 1 platform between floors if there is no elevator (recommendation) *where public has access too
6.4.7.gr Resting platform, length meters Where there is a door Iceland 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.5 (apartments) 1.3 (villas) (BBR 8:232 same as stairs. Doors are where they do not interfere traffic.) 1.2 1.5 1.5 within handrail 1.7 from wall to stair
6.4.8.gr. Stairs inside apartments, width meters Iceland 0.9 0.8 0.9 (SS 91 42 21) 0.8 (recommendation) 0.9
6.4.8.gr. Stairs in public/commercial buildings and buildings with more than one apartment, width meters Iceland 1.2 1.1 in residential 1.2 in public/commercial 1.2 when more than two residentials (BBR 8:232 recommendation) 0.9 in two residential (recommendation) 1.0 (recommendation) 1.2-1.6 depends traffic
6.4.8.gr Height under stairs meters Iceland 2.2 2.0-2.1 2.0 (BBR8:34) 2.1 (recommendation) 2.1 2.1
6.4.8.gr. Outdoors stairs by main entrance, width and walking height Width in meters Height in meters Iceland 1.3* 2.1 (PBL All houses should bee assessable, no stairs. BBR 3:132) 1.0 (recommendation) 1.0 (recommendation) 1.2 2.1 2.03 *back entrance stairs 0.9, and stairs from balcony 0.6
6.4.9.gr. Interior stairs, slope and % between rise and tread width % equation Iceland 30-36 2r+tw=600-640mm 33-36 (recommendation) 2r+tw=620 -/+ 20mm (recommendation) 2r+tw=610-630mm (recommendation) 2r+tw=630mm (recommendation)
6.4.9.gr Stairs interior treads in mm rise Tread width Tread more floors Iceland 120-180 min 240 260mm min 250 min 250 ( BBR 8:232) max 180 min 280 Max 160 Min 300 100-180 min 280
6.4.10.gr. Round stairs and circular stairs, tread width in walking line mm mm mm Iceland min150 min150 250 (BBR 8:232) (BBR 8:232) circular Round public Round residents min 200 280 250 Min 150
6.4.10.gr. Outside steps, tread width and rise mm mm halli Iceland 280 120-160 17-30 280 (recommendation) 30 (recommendation) 300 (ALM 9 ) 300 150 390 (recommendation) 130
6.4.11.gr.(viðmiðunarregla 1) Ramps slope % Iceland 1:20 /1:12 (max 3 m) 1:20/1:12 1:20/1:12 (BBR 3:1222 inside. 1:20 ALM 9 outside) 1:20 1:20/1:12.5 (max 6 m) 1:20/1.12
6.4.11.gr.(viðmiðunarregla 2) Platform on both ends of a ramp meters Iceland 1.5x1.5 1.5x1.5 (recommendation) 2.0 (BBR 3:1422) 1.3x1.3 0.91x1.52 Length 1.5, but if it changes direction then 1.5 width
6.4.11.gr.(viðmiðunarregla 4) Resting platform on ramps, length meters Iceland 1.8 1.5 2.0 (BBR 3:142 recommendation) (ALM 9 ) 1.3 2.0 1.52
6.4.11.gr.(viðmiðunarregla 6) Width of ramps meters Iceland 0.9-1.3 0.9 min 1.3 inside 1.5 outside (BBR 3:1422 recommendation) 1.3 0.9 0.91 1.2
6.4.11.gr.(viðmiðunarregla 9) On the side on the ramps floor, shall be an increase of mm Iceland min 40 100-150 (recommendation) 40 (BBR 3:1422 recommendation) min 20 (b) (recommendation SBI) 50
6.4.11.gr.(viðmiðunarregla 10) Handrail on both sides of a ramp in height meters Iceland 0.7 og 0.9 0.7 og 0.9 0.9 (BBR 8:2322 recommendation) min 0.8 (recommendation) 0.7 og 0.9 (recommendation) 0.86-0.96 0.85-1.0
6.4.11.gr.(viðmiðunarregla 11) Handrails should extend on ramps both on top and bottom of the ramp mm Iceland 300 300 (BBR 8:2322 recommendation) 300 (recommendation) 300 (recommendation) 305 300
6.4.12.gr.(2) Wheelchair elevator and stair elevator for wheelchairs meters Iceland Wheelchair elevator: 0.9x1.4 Stair elevator 0.8x1.2 0.7x0.9 wheelchair type A 0.75x1.0 wheelchair type B (BBR 3:144, SS-EN 81-70, SS-EN 81-40:2008 5.6.4.2) Wheelchair elevator: 0.9x1.4 (recommendation) Stair elevator 0.8x1.2 (recommendation)
6.4.12.gr.(4) Elevators in public/commercial buildings one elevator Iceland 2 floors or more 2 floors or more 2 floors or more (PBF 3 kap4, 18 ) 2 floors or more
6.4.12.gr.(5) Elevators in residential housing Iceland 3 floors and more 3 floors and more 3 floors and more (PBF 3 chapter 4, 18, in two floors housing it should bee easy too build in elevators later. Guesthouses with less than three flats are exempt from access for all. 3 floors and more 3 floors and more
6.4.12.gr.(7) Elevators should have the inside size meters Iceland 1.1x2.1 Extra elevators can bee smaller with access for wheelchairs a:1.1x2.1 3 floors and above b:1.1x1.6 2 story building 1.1x1.4 Buildings for public (BBR 3:144 SS-EN 81-70 recommendation) 2.0x1.4 Buildings for public (recommendation) 1.1x2.1 For patients transport (SS 76 35 20 recommendation) a:1.85x2.4 For patients transport (recommend SBI) b:1.1x1.7 For wheelchairs transport (recommend SBI) c:1.1x1.4 (recommendation SBI) 1.1x1.4 a:1.06x1.37 b:1.29x1.29 c:0.91x1.37
6.4.12.gr.(viðmiðunarregla 4) The elevator panel should be placed from the floor/the wall meters meters Iceland 0.7-1.2 0.5 0.8-1.10 0.5 Max 1.1 (BBR 3:144, SS_EN 81-70) 0.9-1.10 (recommendation SBI) 0.5 (recommendation SBI) 0.9-1.1 (recommendation) 1.06 Iso standard 0.8-1.0
6.4.12.gr.(viðmiðunarregla 6) Space in front of an elevator should be meters meters Iceland W= 1.8 L= 2.0 (BBR 3:112) W=1.5 (recommendation) L=1.5/2.0* (recommendation) W=1.5 L=2.0* *when there are steps in front of elevator
6.5.2.gr. Handrails should extend on stairs both on top and bottom of the stairs land meters meters Iceland 0.3 0.3 0.3 (BBR 8:2322) 0.3 0.3 (recommendation) 0.3 (recommendation) 0.3 (recommendation) 0.3 (recommendation) 0.305 0.305
6.5.2.gr. Distance between handrail and wall mm Iceland 50 50 (recommendation) no rules 50 (recommendation) 38 40
6.5.3.gr. If handrail is bolted on the outside, the gap between handrail and stair/balcony should not be more than mm Iceland 50 50 50 (BBR 8:2321) 50 (recommendation) 50 (recommendation)
800 6.5.3.gr. If handrails are made with horizontal or slanted bars that give the option of climbing, that kind of handrail should be covered Iceland 0.8m height from floor X 0.8 m height from floor (BBR 8:2321 recommendation) X (recommendation) 0.7 m height from floor
6.5.4.gr. Handrails heights meters Iceland 0.9-1.2 0.9-1.2 0.9-1.1 (BBR 8:2322 recommendation) 0.8-1.2 (recommendation) 0.865-0.965 0.85-1.0
6.5.4.gr. Handrail of a balcony meters meters Iceland 1.1 1.2 above 2nd floor 1.0 1.2 10 m and higher 1.1 (BBR 8:2321 recommendation) 1.2 (recommendation) 1.0 1.2 above 6 m
6.6.1.gr (viðmiðunarregla 1) Doorknobs, controls, switches and such equipment in buildings requiring universal design should be located from the floor X, electricity plugs in buildings that are designed on the basis of universal design should not be closer to a corner than Y X meters Y meters Iceland 0.7-1.2 0.5 0.8-1.1 0.5 0.8 (BBR 3:143 recommendation) 0.7-1.0 (BBR 3:143 recommendation) 0.9-1.2 (recommendation SBI) 0.5 (recommendation SBI) 1.2 m 0.7 m 0.8-1.0
6.7.6.gr. Ceiling heights inside apartments meters Iceland 2.5 2.2-2.4 (recommendation) 2.4 (BBR 3:3111) 2.5 (recommendation) 2.4-2.5
6.7.6. gr. In the attic rooms shall average heights at least be X X meters Iceland 2.2 2.3 (BBR 3:3111, min 2.1m where people stands in flat roofs and min 1.9m in sloped roofs.) 2.4-2.5
6.7.6. gr. Light opening of the windows in a room shall not be smaller than x of the size of the floor area X Iceland 1/10 1/10 (recommendation) 1/10 (BBR 6:322 recommendation) 1/10 (recommendation) 1/10
6.7.8.gr. Minimum size of bedroom size min width meters Iceland general space requirements 2.4 7m² (recommendation) 2.4 (recommendation) (BBR 3:22 recommendation. Sizes SS 91 42 21) general space requirements 7m²
6.7.8.gr Apartment that is bigger than 55m2, shall have one bedroom and a living room m2 description Iceland Living room min. 18m² general space requirements (BBR 3:222 general space requirements dep. On population) general space requirements Min one room with double bed
6.7.13.gr. Minimum size of storage room size Iceland 2.5m²-6m²* 1.5m² or 2m of closet (one room apt) 3m² additional 5m² sport storage (SS 91 42 22 and the size of residential) BBR 3:23 postboxes, laundry, garbaged, should be accessible. *depending on the size of apartment
6.7.14.gr. Balcony width meters Iceland 1.6 1.5 (BBR 3:22 recommendation. Accessible balconies SS 91 42 21)
6.8.2 gr. Ceiling height in public and commercial housing meters Iceland 2.5 2.7 (recommendation) 2.7 (BBR 3:3112 exemption if the room is for few people then min2.4 m) 2.5 (recommendation)
6.9.1 gr. Assembly areas number of required wheelchairs % of seating Iceland 1% general space requirements (BBR 3:145) 1% (recommendation) 2%
6.10.3 gr. Additional activities % of access for all rooms Iceland 1/5 (20%) 1/10 (10%) 1-5 beds 1 f. handicap. 6-10 beds 2 f. handicap. 11-30 beds 4 f. handicap. 31-40 beds 5 f. handicap. 80- beds 10 f. handicap. 1/20 (5%)
6.10.4 gr. Students apartments, access for all apartments Iceland 1/8 (12.5%) 1/5 (20%) (recommendation) (PBL 8 chapter, 4 Residential houses shall bee accessible.) 1-5 beds 1 f. handicap. 6-10 beds 2 f. handicap. 11-30 beds 4 f. handicap. 31-40 beds 5 f. handicap. 80- beds 10 f. handicap. Same rules as for residential houses 1/20 (5%)
6.10.4 gr. Summer houses for rent, with access for all houses Iceland 1/8 (12.5%) (BBR 1:2 recommendation. Exempt from some rules in chapter 3 BBR for such accessibility, apartments infrastructures, ceiling height and support spaces.) 1-5 beds 1 f. handicap. 6-10 beds 2 f. handicap. 11-30 beds 4 f. handicap. 31-40 beds 5 f. handicap. 80- beds 10 f. handicap. 1/20 (5%)
6.12.6. gr. Garbage Iceland X X X (BBR 3:148 og 3:23. Postboxes, laundry, garbage and support spaces should be accessible.