TY - GEN AU - Wible,Robert C. TI - Architectural security codes and guidelines: best practices for today's construction challenges SN - 9780071460750 U1 - 690.22 PY - 2007/// CY - New York PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Buildings KW - Security measures N1 - Includes index; PART I:: Codes and Regulations and the Construction Team-- Challenges Facing the Construction Team: Revising Codes and Standards, Redefining Roles and Responsibilities -- Findings from the World Trade Center Towers Collapse and Other Post-9/11 Disasters-- What Is It That We Want Buildings to Do?-- PART II: Existing Guidelines, Codes and Standards and How They Protect Buildings and the Public from Disasters-- Beginning with the End in Mind: Assessing Risk, Threats, and Mitigation Strategies-- Existing Construction Standards, Codes, Practices, and Guidelines that Promote Security and Disaster Resilience in New Construction-- Existing Buildings: Inspections and Retrofitting-- PART III: Addressing New Issues: Viewing the Building as a Complete Life-Cycle System-- Homeland Security and the Issues of Energy, Sustainability, Environment, Accessibility and New Products, Materials and Techniques-- A World Transformed: A Vision of One Possible Future for the Construction Industry and Construction Team --APPENDIX: RESOURCES, WEB SITES, AND CHAPTER NOTES-- UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0814/2007274587-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0814/2007274587-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0814/2007274587-t.html ER -