Security Design

Protective security design can prevent intruders from penetrating a defined boundary between land, buildings, or parts of buildings and gaining access to protected people, property, or assets. Psychological, physical, or electronic barriers that help Deter, Detect, Delay, and Defend your space may be used to create protective security. There are several methods for providing physical security.

• Fences, railings, and walls.
• Perimeter structures.
• Street furniture, such as rated outdoor planters and outdoor seating.
• Gates, turnstiles, boom barriers, rated bollards, and height restrictors.
• Electric fences, anti-climb fencing
• Buried cable detection systems can provide covert perimeter security, detecting the precise location of intruders.
• Closed-loop systems in which vibration sensor cables are installed at high and low levels on a perimeter fence.
• CCTV is used to oversee the perimeter.
• Microwave, infrared, or radar sensors can detect walking, running, or crawling targets. 
• Rising curbs and utilizing road blockers.
• Environmental design methods.

Protective security design solutions can be challenging to implement. Many rules and regulations govern how and what protective structures can be used. For example, within New York City, an organization must petition for revocable consent if they intend to install a structure on, under, or over a city street or sidewalk. Revocable consent is the grant of a right to an individual or organization to construct and maintain certain structures on, over, or under the inalienable property (streets and sidewalks) of the city. Another requirement in the application for perimeter protection in New York City is the acquisition of a vehicle vector analysis. A vehicle vector analysis is a report performed by a qualified engineer that determines what type of anti-ram barrier can be used at a location based on vehicle weight, maximum vehicle acceleration, the friction coefficient between the tires and roadway, and the available routes of attack. 

We offer cost-effective security solutions. Our consultants can help you navigate security design challenges and determine what protection solutions work best for your organization.