OC: Designing Buildings to Mitigate Terrorist Attacks

Course DescriptionThe purpose of this course is to introduce concepts that can help building designers, owners, and state and local governments mitigate the threat of hazards resulting from terrorist attacks on new buildings. This primer specifically addresses four high-population, private-sector building types: 1.commercial office2.retail3.multi-family residential 4.light industrialHowever, many of the concepts presented here are applicable to other building types and/or existing buildings. The focus is on explosive attack, but the text also addresses design strategies to mitigate the effects of chemical, biological, and radiological attacks. All of the information, unless otherwise noted was taken from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Website.