Building Security Resources

Documents

• FEMA 426 - Risk Management Series – Reference Manual to Mitigate Potential Terrorist Attacks Against Buildings
• FEMA Risk Management Series Brochure
• UFC 4-010-01, DoD Minimum Antiterrorism Standards for Buildings
• Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act (SAFETY Act)

Organizations

• ASIS International
• ASTM Technical Committee E54 on Homeland Security Applications
• American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
• Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA)
• Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
• Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS/ISAC)
• The Infrastructure Security Partnership (TISP)
• Building and Fire Research Laboratory (NIST)
• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
• National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS)
• The Real Estate Information Sharing and Analysis Center
• USACE Blast Mitigation Action Group
• USACE Protective Design Center
• Whole Building Design Guide

 

Books

• Building Security: Handbook for Architectural Planning and Design, Barbara A. Nadel
• Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design, Second Edition, Timothy Crowe
• Effective Physical Security, Third Edition, Lawrence Fennely
• Security and Site Design: A Landscape Architectural Approach to Analysis, Assessment and Design Implementation, Leonard A. Hopper
• Security Planning and Design: A Guide for Architects and Building Design Professionals, AIA
• Risk Analysis and the Security Survey, James F. Broder
• Vulnerability Assessment of Physical Protection Systems, Mary Lynn Garcia

 

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