ABSTRACT

The renovation, addition, or new construction of ofce buildings may require the security professional and owner to collaborate with the design professional in new and challenging ways (Atlas, 1991a,b, 1999a,b,c, 2004, 2005, 2006; BOMA; Building Security Council; Demkin, 2004; Nadel, 2004; San Luis, 1973; Witherspoon, 2002). The security professional may be an employee of the business responsible for many sectors of security and safety within that business. The architect or design professional will need many aspects of information from the owner/client and security professional to develop the architectural program (see Figure 25.1). The person who can provide critical information to the architect on security is typically the security director. If no security director exists, then a trained security professional should be hired to provide assistance.