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18 SECURITY TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE • November/December 2014 www.SecurityInfoWatch.com private with the unique arrangement of land- scaping beds and ensured that there would be substantial opportunities for natural surveil- lance from the street, as well as the building. This natural setback formed a defined perim- eter which encouraged witness potential and delayed access from potential unauthorized areas. With the definition of landscaping and a defined perimeter, we evaluated tertiary concerns, with lighting at the top of the list. Substantial emphasis was placed on the lighting program to increase the scene reflectance so proposed cameras for the site would be able to conduct video tours and investigate suspicious or alar med intrusions at all hours of the day and night. Vehicle Access With the modification of the environment, KEO and Aon quick- ly integrated traffic planning into the project. This is where the first and one of the most difficult challenges for the proj- ect was uncovered. The project was originally anticipated to be a retail environment with stag- gered vehicle access throughout the day. The new programming anticipated 5-6,000 cars arriving nearly simultaneously at the start of the work day and then leaving at end of the day. The dif- ficulty was that with a defined perimeter, the project would require operable vehicular barri- ers. The cycle times of these barriers would create significant queuing, which would bleed over onto the city streets and could create downstream traf- fic concerns; therefore, we needed to develop an approach that could provide the security neces- sitated while limiting queuing. AGRC Security, KEO, the project traffic plan- ner, and QP collaborated on an approach which would support a streamlined, automated, and authenticated process. It was a multi-faceted approach that required the integration of opera- tions, architecture, and technology. It began with a collaborative white-boarding process where cars were initially consolidated by staggering start and stop times for the employees arriving at the campus. Next, guard booths were orientated to support both interior pedestrian process and exterior vehi- cle control using the existing auto-court. A recep- tion/security desk area was created with exterior doors to enable security staff to respond to vehi- cles that did not belong at the site. Additionally, a vehicle search area was provided to allow the reintegration of a vehicle that was initially pre- cluded from entering. Finally, the landscaping and SECURITY INNOVATION AWARD GRAND PLATINUM PROJECT call-for-assistance devices and strobes integrat- ed into the architectural way-finding program. The Site Playbook & Security Strategy When James Bychowski, our senior vice presi- dent for the Middle East, approached me sever- al years ago and told me that "KEO has a small project that they want us to take a look at," I was soon reviewing drawings, and a single program- ming statement, which indicated that the "project would be re-designed as a corporate campus." At first glance, I could tell how large and robust the project was. What made it really interesting is that the project was currently under construc- tion, and its use was being converted. The first step in this process would be to develop a play- book and security strategy for the project. The initial aspect of this project was to iden- tify the usage and approach for vehicular, vendor and most importantly, pedestrian access. From there, we focused on the less-obvious assets at the project site. Once these assets were identified, we could develop controls for the project. Subsequent to asset identification was a simultaneous review of site planning, siting, elevations, landscaping and lighting with the architect. Primarily, we needed to develop a site that was secure, but also inviting. The concepts of Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) would be instrumental in this regard. We separated usages from public to The project includes a five- star hotel, nine prominent high- rise towers comprised of 16 to 52 stories each, a parking garage, underground parking for 6,000 cars, a central utility plant, an auditorium, and three auto-courts, serving three towers each. The first aspect of this project was to identify the usage and approach for vehicular, vendor and most importantly, pedestrian access. i i h h p r i v a t e w i t h t h e u n i s c a p i n g b e d s a n d e n s u b s t a n t i a l o p p o r t u l a n c e f r o m t h e s t r e e T h i s n a t u r a l s e t b a c k e t e r w h i c h e n c o u r a d e l a y e d a c c e s s f r a r e a s . W i t h t h e a n d a d e f i n e t e r t i a r y c o n t o p o f t h e w a s p l a c t o i n c r s o p s i t v V W i t h e n v i r o n m l y i n t e g r a t e p r o j e c t . T h i s i s t h e m o s t d i f f i c u e c t w a s u n c o v e r e d . a n t i c i p a t e d t o b e a r e t