• Full Range of Architectural Services
• Feasibility Study & Code Research
• Planning & Site Design
• Single Family Residential Design
• Retail & Commercial Design
• Community Design Service – A Pro-Bono Publico service for non-profit organization• ADA Accessibility survey in existing and new construction
• Construction Management and Administration
• Owners Representative
• Advanced Building Systems Implementation
• Pre-Fabricated Construction Systems
• Green Design
• Sustainability Studies
• Renewable Energy Systems
• Advanced Building Systems
• Green Retrofits
• ADAAG Checklists
• Code Research Analyst
• Accessibility Compliance
• Universal Design Criteria:
1. Equitable Design
2. Flexibility in Use
3.Simple Intuitive
4.Perceptible Information
5.Tolerance for Error
6.Low Physical Effort
7.Size & space for approach & use
Robert also specializes in universal design and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility requirements. His expertise includes building surveys and the design of barrier‐free environments for major governmental, commercial, institutional and residential clients. Prior to establishing his own business, he worked as an accessibility specialist at the Access Board in Washington DC, revising and updating guidelines related to telecommunications for the deaf. He also prepared telephone and mail responses to typical questions.
The courses we currently provide are:
1. The New ADA Standards: What and How does Universal Design work with new ADA
2. Universal Design: relationship between ADA and UD for public and private sectors
3. Design for Deaf/Hard of Hearing : How Can Universal Design for Deaf/Hard of Hearing Residents Be Applicable to Other Users?
NDA’s expert on training seminars and workshops have included top executives of corporations, non-profit organizations, AIA National, State and Local Chapters, and small, private companies. We are an AIA-approved provider of continuing education units. Participants can receive CEU (HSW) credits for several of our courses.