6.2.3 Checklist – Architectural

  • Use simple geometries without sharp re-entrant corners.
  • Use lightweight nonstructural elements to reduce flying debris hazards.
  • Place the building on the site as far from the perimeter as practical.
  • Place unsecured areas exterior to the main structure or along the exterior of the building.
  • Separate unsecured and secured areas horizontally and vertically using buffer zones and/or hardening of walls and floors.
  • Provide sufficient queuing areas at lobby and delivery entrances.
  • Limit nonstructural elements such as false ceilings and metal blinds on the interior.
  • Mechanically fasten light fixtures to the floor system above.
  • Place desks and conference tables as far from exterior windows as practical.
  • Orient desks with computer monitors to face away from windows so the chair back faces the window, not the monitor.
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