Architectural & Engineering Services for Master Planning and Other Associated Studies (REF_NO_HHS-NIH-ORF-SBSS-13-011) Summary: “Provide assistance to The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Research Facilities (ORF), Division of Facilities Planning (DFP) on a project-by-project basis in developing and implementing the campus master plans; developing the NIH Buildings and Space Plan and the Buildings & […]
Industry Developments
How Do You Get a Copy of the New GSA Blast Document?
We are often asked how do you get a copy of the new General Services Administration Facility Security Requirements for Explosive Devices Applicable to Facility Security Levels III and IV: GSA’s Interpretation of the Interagency Security Committee (ISC) Physical Security Criteria? You asked…we answered! “The GSA is tightly controlling distribution of the FOUO document, giving […]
Why Bother With Site Visits? Because They Are Critical!
When writing an RFP for a Blast Vulnerability Assessment there are a number of things to consider, one of which is whether to pay for the engineers of the assessment team to visit the site in person. Often, the inclination may be to reduce the cost of the assessment by excluding a site visit. We […]
What The Heck Is Balanced Design??
If you have been involved with a project that includes blast loads, you have probably heard of “Balanced Design.” If the project had more than one blast consultant, you probably heard way more about Balanced Design than you ever wanted to hear. This is because there is no single approach to incorporating it into a […]
Presenting….iStandoff a Stone Security Engineering iPad App!
Stone Security Engineering is thrilled to present a great new tool for design teams and security personnel who work on DoD projects incorporating the requirements of the updated UFC 4-010-01 DoD Minimum Antiterrorism Standards for Buildings. iStandoff is a free iPad App that has been designed to quickly and easily identify Conventional Construction standoff distances, […]
What’s New for Windows? Updated UFC 4-010-01 Minimum Antiterrorism Standards For Buildings
One area of changes in the New UFC 4-010-01, 9 February 2012, is in the design requirements for exterior windows and skylights. The updates are pretty exciting, from this blast engineer’s perspective, because they explicitly address some of the recurrent questions from design teams and owners, and clarify items that seemed to have differing interpretations, […]