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Security Standards Checklist
Security Standards | Perimeter Security/Standoff Distances | Structural/Architectural Design | Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing Design | Parking and Vehicular Access | Entry/Interior Security | Unobstructed Space

Security Standards   Achievable
  DOD Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) Standards  
  GSA/ISC Level IV Standards  
  GSA/ISC Level V Standards  

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Perimeter Security/Standoff Distances   Achievable
  Secure and controlled perimeter greater than 100 feet  
  100 feet stand-off area from public roadways, existing adjacent buildings  
  Perimeter barriers capable of stopping vehicles
(landscaping, bollards, trenches, walls)
 

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Structural/Architectural Design   Achievable
  Progressive collapse avoidance  
  Blast resistance  
  Glazing of windows and doors  
  Loading docks, receiving and shipping areas: 50 feet from utility rooms, mains, lobbies  
  Loading docks, receiving and shipping areas:
enhanced with blast proof walls
 
  Stairwells do not discharge into lobbies, loading
docks, or mail room ares
 
  No building overhangs  

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Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing Design   Achievable
  New building air in-takes on 4th floor or higher  
  Utilities installed and distributed so as to mitigate
damage due to explosion
 
  Intrusion detection systems  
  Interior water supply looped and sectionalized  
  Redundant communication systems  
  Significant distance between emergency and normal
electric panels, conduits, and switchgear
 
  Mailroom areas contain separate, dedicated air
ventilation and exhaust systems
 
  Emergency air distribution shutoff  
  Mass notification system  

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Parking and Vehicular Access   Achievable
  Control of parking facilities and access roads  
  Vehicular inspection points and parking outside 100 feet stand-off area  
  Drive-up/drop-off areas outside stand-off distances  

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Entry/Interior Security   Achievable
  Employee and visitor identification procedures  
  Visitor control/screening area outside 100 feet
stand-off area
 
  X-ray, man-gates, and magnetometers at public access points  
  Access control to utility/roof areas  
  Compliance with NFPA 101 fire life safety standards  
  Emergency power to critical systems (fire protection, alarm systems, computing, etc.)  
  Established occupant emergency plans  
  Signage advising of security procedures  
  CCTV monitoring with sufficient lighting at
entrances/circulation areas
 

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Unobstructed Space   Achievable
  Unobstructed space within 10 meters of buildings
(concealment)
 
  Trash containers (outside 25 meters, hardened trash enclosures, or secured access)  
  Electrical and mechanical equipment on roof  
 
   
   
   
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Jones Lang LaSalle | Prudential Real Estate Investors  
 
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