Title The embassy of the future : recommendations for the design of future U.S. embassy buildings / Committee on Research for the Security of Future U.S. Embassy Buildings, Building Research Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council

Published Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1986

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 77 pages) : illustrations Contents The Embassy of the Future: Recommendations for the Design of Future U.S. Embassy Buildings -- Coyright -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- 1 Summary -- 2 The Committee's Charge -- 3 The Committee's Work Approach -- COMMITTEE STRUCTURE -- Subcommittee 1: Overview and Integration -- Subcommittee 2: Site Security Considerations -- Subcommittee 3: Building Structure, Envelope, Fenestration, and Internal Functional Relationships -- Subcommittee 4: Criteria for the Design of Service and Security Systems for Future U.S. Embassy Buildings Subcommittee 5: Potential Threats to the Security of Future U.S. Embassy BuildingsFEDERAL AGENCY LIAISON REPRESENTATIVES -- THE STUDY PROCESS -- 4 Forces that Will Shape Embassies of the Future -- THE CONCENTRATION AND COLOCATION OF USER AGENCIES WITHIN THE EMBASSY AND COMPOUND -- THE PROLIFERATION OF ELECTRONIC INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS -- THE GROWTH IN INCIDENTS OF TERRORISM, ESPIONAGE, AND SABOTAGE -- APPROPRIATE ARCHITECTURAL EXPRESSIONS OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT PRESENCE ABROAD 5 Committee Findings: Issues and Challenges in the Design, Construction, and Management of Future ... CHANGES IN CURRENT FBO PROCESSES AND PRACTICES -- THE PRIME IMPORTANCE OF BUILDING SITES -- CLEAR PHYSICAL SEPARATION OF SENSITIVE AND LESS SENSITIVE CHANCERY BUILDING AREAS -- THE NEED FOR BUILDING FLEXIBILITY AND EASE OF EXPANSION -- BUILDING CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS -- 6 Design Criteria for a New Generation of U.S. Embassy Buildings -- DEFINITION OF THE DESIGN THREAT -- PERFORMANCE-BASED CRITERIA AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- Site Evaluation and Selection Site Planning and DesignArchitectural Programming and Planning -- Architectural and Structural Systems -- Building Service and Security Systems -- 7 Improving Security in the Planning, Design, Construction, and Management of Future U.S. Embassy Bu ... -- BACKGROUND ON IMPROVEMENTS TO FBO PROCEDURES -- COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS ON PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION, MANAGEMENT, AND ADMINISTRATION -- Performance-Based Design Criteria -- An Integrated Computer Data Base -- Space Programming and Facility Needs Identification -- Architect and Engineer Selection Process Program ManagementProject Administration -- Operation and Maintenance Procedures -- Postoccupancy Evaluation Procedures -- Facilities Management -- 8 Future Research and Development -- THE NEED FOR A SUSTAINED BUILDING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WITHIN THE STATE DEPARTMENT -- TECHNIQUES AND METHODS FOR SECURITY IMPACT ASSESSMENTS -- SITE DESIGN ELEMENTS -- 9 Conclusion Notes " ... unclassified version of the original report submitted in January 1986 to the U.S. Department of State"--Page [ii] Committee chairman : George S. Jenkins Print version record Subject Embassy buildings -- Design and construction Embassy buildings -- Security measures Embassy buildings -- United States ARCHITECTURE -- Buildings -- Public, Commercial & Industrial. Embassy buildings Embassy buildings -- Design and construction Embassy buildings -- Security measures United States Form Electronic book Author Jenkins, George S National Research Council (U.S.). Building Research Board. National Research Council (U.S.). Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems. ISBN 0309575990 9780309575997

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