One area of changes in the New UFC 4-010-01, 9 February 2012, is in the design requirements for exterior windows and skylights. The updates are pretty exciting, from this blast engineer’s perspective, because they explicitly address some of the recurrent questions from design teams and owners, and clarify items that seemed to have differing interpretations, […]
Industry Developments
Considerations in Collapse Building Assessment for Rescue Environments
As much as we would like to think of buildings as inviolable, it is a fact of life that they can – and do – collapse. In fact, a quick internet search shows the following collapses in the past six months: May 4, 2012: Residential building collapse in Harlem, New York. April 16, 2012: Factory […]
Three Reasons to Choose Design-Build For Physical Security Projects
Historically, the most common method for constructing a new building or building improvements was what is known as Design-Bid-Build. In this approach, the owner hires a design team to create a detailed set of drawings and specifications which completely describes what is to be constructed. The owner then puts the project out to bid for […]
Field Guide for Building Stabilization and Shoring Techniques (BIPS 08/October 2011)
Stone Security Engineering is pleased to announce publication of a field reference guide for vertical shoring, lateral shoring, and rapid strengthening and/or repair of damaged building components. This is an exciting project that provides detailed information for first responders and the engineers that support them. The intended audiences of the guide include: First Responders: Local […]
GSA Facility Security Requirements for Explosive Devices Applicable to Facility Security Levels III and IV
Stone Security Engineering authored a new GSA blast standard that was approved and released in August 2011: GSA Facility Security Requirements for Explosive Devices Applicable to Facility Security Levels III and IV. This document provides detailed criteria for implementing the blast and progressive collapse requirements of the ISC 2010 giving specific design and performance requirements […]
NEW UFC 4-010-01 DoD Minimum Antiterrorism Standards for Buildings
The DoD has released a new UFC 4-010-01, dated February 9, 2012. Whenever there is a new version of this UFC, the industry experiences growing pains as they become familiar with the changes and nuances in the new document, and there are quite a few changes in this new version. However, we see wanted to […]