Building Security Rating System Checklists to Assess Risks, Consequences, and Security Countermeasures

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Building Security Rating Committee

Contributor:

Ettouney, Mohammed M., Editor.

Architectural Engineering Institute. Building Rating Security Committee, issuing body.

Series:

ASCE manuals and reports on engineering practice ; 128.

ASCE manuals and reports on engineering practice ; number 128

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buildings--Security measures--Evaluation.

Buildings.

Security systems--Evaluation.

Security systems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 166 pages.)

Place of Publication:

Reston, Virginia : American Society of Civil Engineers, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Prepared by the Building Rating Security Committee (BRSC) of the Architectural Engineering Institute of ASCE. This Manual of Practice presents a building security rating system (BSRS) that can be used to improve the security of buildings and occupants subjected to violent attack. The BSRS offers a comprehensive method to account for threats and hazards, consequences and impacts, and vulnerability and mitigation as related to building security. In doing so, it provides a quantifiable measure of building security status. Multidisciplinary in scope, the BSRS uses a rigorous risk-based system that first identifies physical and operational criteria that enhance building security and then evaluates the extent to which a building meets these criteria. The BSRS has three elements: building classification, security countermeasures, and a rating system. MOP 128 presents the risk-based tools for classifying a building by its hazards and consequences, as well as identifying vulnerabilities to be addressed with security countermeasures. The rating system designates a building.s security level in five categories: rated, bronze, silver, gold, and platinum. Appendixes present extensive commentary on the factors for building classification and security countermeasures for each level of the rating system. Ten years in development, the BSRS is now publicly available for the first time. Architects, designers, structural engineers, planners, building owners, security professionals, and government officials will rely on MOP 128 as the essential reference for implementing improved, cost-effective building security.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Building Classification; Chapter 3 Countermeasure Evaluation; Chapter 4 Building Security Rating; Appendix A Classification and Impact Questions; Appendix B Rating Class and Countermeasure Requirements for Each Rating Level; Appendix C Innovations in Building Security; Appendix D Countermeasure Commentary for Level 1, Rated; Appendix E Countermeasure Commentary for Level 2, Bronze; Appendix F Countermeasure Commentary for Level 3, Silver; Appendix G Countermeasure Commentary for Level 4, Gold; Appendix H Countermeasure Commentary for Level 5, Platinum

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

1-68015-741-8

0-7844-7838-4

OCLC:

904036364