Security and Life Safety
Building Design+Construction readers and editors select their top building products for...
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In her talk at Accelerate Live! 2018, micro-buildings design expert Aeron Hodges, AIA, Senior Designer/Manager Stantec Architecture, explored the key drivers of the micro-buildings movement, and how the trend is spreading into a wide variety of building typologies. Photo: BD+C
BD+C’s second annual Accelerate Live! AEC innovation conference (May 10, 2018, Chicago)...
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Photo: Kwikset
This course will discuss major security-related principles in the design and construction of mult...
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Interconnected systems (such as the Schlage Control lock shown here) are being used in multifamily complexes, student housing, and senior-living communities. Photo courtesy Schlage
Four certified security professionals offer important advice.
![Security begins when you close the door [AIA course]](https://www.bdcnetwork.com/sites/bdc/files/styles/content_feed_large/public/security.jpg?itok=AA-G3Ymg "Security begins when you close the door [AIA course]")
High-security entrance to the new Sandy Hook School, Newtown, Conn. Photo: Katelyn Chapin
Selecting door and window systems for any building project demands a complete articulation of saf...
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For federal courthouses, embassies, government facilities and other high profile buildings, build...
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Pulse, in Orlando, Fla., where a terrorist attack killed 49 patrons. Could better design and engineering—like more exit doors—have mitigated the carnage? Image: EuroNews via Google
In the wake of the Orlando nightclub massacre, the Chicago Tribune’s architecture critic...
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Photo: Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class Corey Lewis , U.S. Navy, via Wikimedia Commons; photo filter via BeFunky.com
As buildings become increasingly connected, opportunistic hackers have countless avenues into a b...
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Image: Pixabay
In an effort to balance security and fire safety features within codes, standards and planning, N...
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The first U.S. installation of the ShakeAlarm was installed in North Portland, Ore.'s Radiator Building. All images: CoreFirst
The ShakeAlarm system recognizes and quantifies the faster but lower-energy seismic P-wave, which...
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The Coltlite natural louvered ventilator provides buildings with both day-to-day ventilation and smoke control to aid building evacuation in the event of a fire.
BD+C’s roundup features colorful sprinklers for offices, hotels, museums; a fire-rated curtain wa...
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Security experts contend that camera surveillance loses its effectiveness if the images are not continuously monitored, as shown here in the University of Pennsylvania’s public safety command center. Penn is experimenting with using cameras to remotely identify people entering buildings. Photo: John Caulfield, BD+C
In 1996, the University of Pennsylvania’s sprawling campus in Philadelphia was in the grip of an...
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When the designers at L. R. Kimball looked for an all-in-one clear, wire-free glazing solution th...
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A study of protected bikes lanes in five U.S. cities shows a 21% to 171% increase in observed rid...
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At $94 a square foot and "virtually indestructible," some school districts in Utah are opting to...
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The industry associations, with more than 700,000 members generating almost $1 trillion in GDP, h...
read moreFor a recent renovation of a stairwell and exit corridors at Ridgewood High School in Norridge, I...
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An exclusive survey reveals that Building Teams are doing their part to make the nation’s schools...
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BD+C's exclusive five-part report on K-12 school security offers proven design advice,...
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From facial recognition cameras to IP-based door hardware, here are key technology-related consid...
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Our experts say no, but it could save lives. In this report, they offer recommendations on securi...
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An overview of the 25 most popular continuing education courses on BDCuniversity.com.
Kate Steel of Steel Consulting Services offers tips and advice for choosing the correct code-comp...
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New York's Reinvent Payphones competition attracts entries that transform the concept of public u...
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A group of civil engineers from around the western U.S. is developing additions to the building c...
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Skanska, an international construction and development firm, will host its eighth annual Safety W...
read moreLater this year, we will launch Best AEC Firms 2012. We’re looking for firms that create truly po...
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