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SECURITY EVALUATION ANDPLANNING

The expanding need for security assessment ofbuilding facilities stems from the growth in terrorism,

translational crime, business fraud, environmentalconcerns, political activism, and other threats . Tohelp clients address threats posed by these activities,architects can avail themselves of specializedknowledge and skills aimed toward making buildings

more secure.“Security planning and evaluation services “



Security Evaluation and Planning

• Security planning and evaluation services helpbuilding owners determine the levels of securityprotection for their building facilities and providearchitects with security design criteria to use inthe building design.

Why client may need these services?• To protect human and physical assets

• To ensure operational continuity• To minimize legal liability• To reduce insurance costs




• Historically, the ability of buildings to protectpeople from natural and man-made threats largelydependent on the technology available. While thisis the case for building both public and privatesectors, it is important to remember that mostfirms and organizations find it difficult to quantifysecurity as an expense that has a return oninvestment.

• Not all buildings are the same, nor do they faceequivalent threats. Facilities most likely to sufferattacks and those most likely warrant securitiesare not necessarily the same.



Additional information:Ranked from highest to lowest level of incidence, the

following facilities experience the highest incidenceof security events and attacks:

• Business

• Industrial facilities

• Government buildings

• Public transport hubs

• Entertainment venues

• Schools

• Residential buildings



Facilities requiring the highest level of

protection from security events and attacksinclude the following:

• Government facilities

• National infrastructure elements

• Public service facilities

• Facilities in high risk areas

• Controversial or targeted activities




• There are few, if any, easy answers incorporatingsecurity concerns into building projects. Risks arenot always quantifiable, and when they are,statistics can be deceiving and offer little help inpredicting low-probability, high-consequencesevents. Overcoming actual or potential securitychallenges requires sophisticated analysis andsensitivity to nuances.

• Obtaining an understanding of fundamentals

security concepts however, can help architectsqualify and engage security consultants, cogentlydiscuss security matters with project teammembers during pre design activities, and achieveresponsive security solutions in the design phase.



CLIENT SECURITY OBJECTIVES

• Protecting Assets

• Maintaining Continuity of Operations

• Minimizing Insurance Costs



PROTECTING ASSETS

• People

• Property

• Information



MAINTAINING CONTINUITY OFOPERATIONS

MINIMIZING INSURANCE COSTS



BUILDING HARDENING

TECHNIQUES



MITIGATING BLAST EFFECTS

• Shock Waves

• Blast Overpressure

• Fragmentation



MITIGATING BALLISTIC

ATTACKS

• Architects can plan for and incorporate a variety of design elementsthat include fortified walls, armor and window film to minimize

splintering.



MITIGATING FORCED ENTRY• Use of more resistive building components



SECURITY EVALUATION AND PLANNING PROCESS The Consulting Architect in this area of

practice arranges and formulates methods ofrating and ascertaining the value of

structures or facilities which must be fullysecured, kept safe, protected, assured,

guaranteed and provided sufficientsafeguards for the conduct of any work or

activity.



PROCESS

• Asset Analysis• Threat Analysis• Vulnerability Analysis• Risk Analysis• Level of Protection

• Documentation of Findings



ASSET ANALYSIS

• Asset analysis involves identifying a client’s assets and assigninga value to them



THREAT ANALYSIS

• Identifying actual, foreseeable, and possible threat makes itpossible to develop specific security measures

• 3 major categories• Deliberate

• Malicious

• Accidental



VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS

• Identify how individuals could exploit specific weaknesses of theproject or its location



RISK ANALYSIS

• Consideration of differentsocial, criminal. Andenvironmental problemsand the relative risk theypose to human life, assetprotection, institutionalreputation, and business

continuity at a projectsite



LEVEL OF PROTECTION

• The securityassessment steps ofasset, threat,vulnerability and riskanalyses provide thebasis for defining adesired level for security

protection.



DOCUMENTATION OF ANALYSIS

can be used in the integration of security into -the decision – making process during the design.

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