The lecture of the bdla's legal counsel will cover the following topics:

• What role do the recognized rules of technology and the technical standards regulated in the building codes play in the planning success owed?
• How should planners deal with the situation when technical standards have to be "undercut" for certain reasons?
• What applies if a technical standard changes during ongoing planning or in the construction phase?
• Problems with the use of non-approved / non-certified building materials
• How to deal with concerns raised by contractors due to alleged DIN violations
• Procedures for clarifying technical disputes

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In addition to or as a qualitative replacement of the well-known three-part DIN 18040, the new DIN EN 17210:2021-08 entitled "Accessibility and usability of the built environment - Functional requirements" describes an environment built according to the principle of "design for all". It shows principles of inclusive usability and experienceability and, with a scope of over 300 pages, is more like a guideline than a typical (technical) set of rules. The design of public spaces and outdoor facilities plays an essential role with topics such as wayfinding, orientation and navigation.

The lecture attempts to summarize the contents of the standard, to contrast them with those of DIN 18040 and to illustrate them with examples. In addition, the speaker would like to stimulate reflection on - in the sense of the standard - universal design approaches in landscape architecture and initiate professional exchange among participants on 'best practice' solutions.

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In particular, the reorganization of the topics surrounding the various forms of building greening and their classification in cost group 300 Structures and building constructions had caused great excitement among colleagues in the run-up to the publication of the new DIN 276 at the end of 2018. Three years later, an exchange of experiences should enable an initial assessment of what has become of these and other innovations in the day-to-day running of projects.

After an introduction of about 30 minutes by the speaker, a broad exchange of experiences shall take place afterwards.

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