Safer School Design: Solving Current Challenges with Best Practices and Innovative Materials
Date: Thursday, October 3, 2024 at 11am PT / 2pm ET
Designing safer schools is complex and nuanced. While building codes have yet to adopt a set standard, reputable best-practice recommendations can help guide building professionals in enhancing school security. This course will overview these best practices and discuss how architects can effectively apply them to school design. At the end of the course, participants will understand how to plan a building with multiple layers of security, how these layers interact with each other and key considerations to make when choosing security-rated materials. In doing so, attendees will be better equipped to improve the safety and security their school projects offer.
After attending this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Describe how a multilayered approach to school safety and security improves the overall effectiveness of a complete security plan
- Explore how hardened exteriors, entry vestibule and shelter-in-place locations work together in a comprehensive security strategy
- Illustrate key considerations when choosing security-rated materials
- Gain a better understanding of multifunctional, fire-rated glazing's role in school security