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  • 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 BuildingsFEDERAL 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 DesignArchitectural 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 ManagementProject 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