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Corporate Author National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Research for the Security of Future U.S. Embassy Buildings.

Title The embassy of the future : recommendations for the design of future U.S. embassy buildings / Committee on Research for the Security of Future U.S. Embassy Buildings, Building Research Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council.

Publication Info. Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1986.

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 77 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Note " ... unclassified version of the original report submitted in January 1986 to the U.S. Department of State"--Page [ii].
Committee chairman : George S. Jenkins.
Contents ""The Embassy of the Future: Recommendations for the Design of Future U.S. Embassy Buildings""; ""Coyright""; ""PREFACE""; ""CONTENTS""; ""1 Summary""; ""2 The Committee's Charge""; ""3 The Committee's Work Approach""; ""COMMITTEE STRUCTURE""; ""Subcommittee 1: Overview and Integration""; ""Subcommittee 2: Site Security Considerations""; ""Subcommittee 3: Building Structure, Envelope, Fenestration, and Internal Functional Relationships""; ""Subcommittee 4: Criteria for the Design of Service and Security Systems for Future U.S. Embassy Buildings""
""Subcommittee 5: Potential Threats to the Security of Future U.S. Embassy Buildings""""FEDERAL AGENCY LIAISON REPRESENTATIVES""; ""THE STUDY PROCESS""; ""4 Forces that Will Shape Embassies of the Future""; ""THE CONCENTRATION AND COLOCATION OF USER AGENCIES WITHIN THE EMBASSY AND COMPOUND""; ""THE PROLIFERATION OF ELECTRONIC INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS""; ""THE GROWTH IN INCIDENTS OF TERRORISM, ESPIONAGE, AND SABOTAGE""; ""APPROPRIATE ARCHITECTURAL EXPRESSIONS OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT PRESENCE ABROAD""
""5 Committee Findings: Issues and Challenges in the Design, Construction, and Management of Future ... """"CHANGES IN CURRENT FBO PROCESSES AND PRACTICES""; ""THE PRIME IMPORTANCE OF BUILDING SITES""; ""CLEAR PHYSICAL SEPARATION OF SENSITIVE AND LESS SENSITIVE CHANCERY BUILDING AREAS""; ""THE NEED FOR BUILDING FLEXIBILITY AND EASE OF EXPANSION""; ""BUILDING CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS""; ""6 Design Criteria for a New Generation of U.S. Embassy Buildings""; ""DEFINITION OF THE DESIGN THREAT""; ""PERFORMANCE-BASED CRITERIA AND RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""Site Evaluation and Selection""
""Site Planning and Design""""Architectural Programming and Planning""; ""Architectural and Structural Systems""; ""Building Service and Security Systems""; ""7 Improving Security in the Planning, Design, Construction, and Management of Future U.S. Embassy Bu ... ""; ""BACKGROUND ON IMPROVEMENTS TO FBO PROCEDURES""; ""COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS ON PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION, MANAGEMENT, AND ADMINISTRATION""; ""Performance-Based Design Criteria""; ""An Integrated Computer Data Base""; ""Space Programming and Facility Needs Identification""; ""Architect and Engineer Selection Process""
""Program Management""""Project Administration""; ""Operation and Maintenance Procedures""; ""Postoccupancy Evaluation Procedures""; ""Facilities Management""; ""8 Future Research and Development""; ""THE NEED FOR A SUSTAINED BUILDING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WITHIN THE STATE DEPARTMENT""; ""TECHNIQUES AND METHODS FOR SECURITY IMPACT ASSESSMENTS""; ""SITE DESIGN ELEMENTS""; ""9 Conclusion""
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Subject Embassy buildings -- Design and construction.
Embassy buildings -- Design and construction.
Embassy buildings.
Embassy buildings -- Security measures.
Embassy buildings -- Security measures.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Jenkins, George S.
National Research Council (U.S.). Building Research Board.
National Research Council (U.S.). Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems.
Other Form: Print version: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Research for the Security of Future U.S. Embassy Buildings. Embassy of the future. Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1986 (OCoLC)17458453
ISBN 0309575990 (electronic book)
9780309575997 (electronic book)