The only resource to deliver effective, permanent solutions to securing structures right now, Architectural Security Codes and Guidelines defines all the relevant issues as well as the roles and responsibilities of all participants. You'll find in-depth, expert coverage of the environment, sustainability, energy, information technology, changing demographics, and safety vs. affordability.

• Provides step-by-step "best practices" guidelines and at-a-glance      checklists for disaster preparation, mitigation, response, and                recovery

• Fully addresses topics such as risk-threat assessments,               recommended HVAC systems and emergency generators...how to   ensure that the elderly/handicapped can exit buildings quickly and   safely

• Lists the newest technologies and materials relevant to creating          more secure structures...explains their advantages and                       disadvantages...tells how to incorporate them into new construction    and/or use them for retrofitting

INSIDE Architectural Security Codes and Guidelines • Construction Regulation Then and Now • Defining the Issues and Roles • Existing Codes • Existing Structures: Inspecting and Retrofitting • Before New Codes Are in Place: Interim Solutions • Preparation, Mitigation, Response and Recovery for Terrorism and Natural Disasters • New Technologies and Materials • Security and the Future Direction of Construction Industry • Resources for Additional Information

Content - Foreward, Acknowledgments, Part I Overview , 1 Codes and Regulations and the Construction Team, 2 Challenges Facing the Construction Team: Revising Codes and Standards, Redefining Roles and Responsibilities, 3 Findings from the World Trade Center Towers Collapse and Other Post-9/11 Disasters: What Is It That We Want Buildings to Do?, Part II Existing Guidelines, Codes and Standards and How They Protect Buildings and the Public from Disasters, 4 Beginning with the End in Mind: Assessing Risk, Threats, and Mitigation Strategies, 5 Existing Construction Standards, Codes, Practices, and Guidelines that Promote Security and Disaster Resilience in New Construction, 6 Existing Buildings: Inspections and Retrofitting, Part III Addressing New Issues: Viewing the Building as a Complete Life-Cycle System, 7 Homeland Security and the Issues of Energy, Sustainability, Environment, Accessibility and New Products, Materials and Techniques, 8 A World Transformed: A Vision of One Possible Future for the Construction Industry and Construction Team, Appendix: Resources, Web sites, and Chapter Notes