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2. Stair lift - Wikipedia

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   A medical stair lift. A stair lift is a mechanical device for lifting people, typically those with disabilities, up and down stairs. [1] For sufficiently wide stairs, a rail is mounted to the treads of the stairs. A chair or lifting platform is attached to the rail.

3. Wheelchair ramp - Wikipedia

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   A concrete wheelchair ramp A portable wheelchair ramp. A wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane installed in addition to or instead of stairs.Ramps permit wheelchair users, as well as people pushing strollers, carts, or other wheeled objects, to more easily access a building, or navigate between areas of different height.

4. Smokeproof enclosure - Wikipedia

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   For fully sprinkled buildings, the required rating is just one hour.) [4] The fans must be connected to an emergency power supply, and capable of both automatic activation by various fire and smoke detectors, and of manual activation by a central command post or by the actuation of a general fire alarm.

5. Staircase - Wikipedia

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   A stairwell or stair room is a room in a building where a stair is located, and is used to connect walkways between floors so that one can move in height. [1] Collectively, a set of stairs and a stairwell is referred to as a staircase or stairway .

6. Universal design - Wikipedia

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   Universal design is the design of buildings, products or environments to make them accessible to people, regardless of age, disability, or other factors. It emerged as a rights -based, anti- discrimination measure, which seeks to create design for all abilities.

7. Scaffolding - Wikipedia

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   Scaffolding for rehabilitation in Madrid, Spain [1] Scaffolding for renovation on the Virgin Mary statue, Santiago de Chile, Chile.. Scaffolding, also called scaffold or staging, [2] is a temporary structure used to support a work crew and materials to aid in the construction, maintenance and repair of buildings, bridges and all other human-made structures.

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9. Escalator - Wikipedia

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   Nathan Ames, a patent attorney from Saugus, Massachusetts, is credited with patenting the first "escalator" in 1859, even though no working model of his design was ever built. His invention, the "revolving stairs", is largely speculative and the patent specifications indicate that he had no preference for materials or potential use (he noted ...