The Embassy of the Future Recommendations for the Design of Future U.S. Embassy Buildings (1986) / Chapter Skim
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8 Future Research and Development
8 Future Research and Development
Pages 69-75
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will elaborate on the points presented here and will raise new issues to be confronted as part of continuing research and development activities within and for the State Department. THE NEED FOR A SUSTAINED BUILDING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WITHIN THE STATE DEPARTMENT The committee believes that the State Department needs to establish and maintain a strong, carefully directed} building research and development activity, a substantial part of which should be related to design for security.
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These research and development activities should be planned and carried out in cooperation with, but independently of, related programs and activities within the State Department's Office of Security and Office of Communications. An outgrowth of the FBO research and development programs should be integrated technical design requirements, translated into performance criteria that can be implemented in practical terms by design professionals.
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Yet there remain substantial technical problems and challenges that are unique to the State Department and that require sustained attention and technical endeavor to overcome. Although several agencies of the federal government now have active research programs related to physical security and even to counterterrorist design, these programs are concerned with a range of facilities and circumstances that are quite different from those of interest to the State Department.
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The committee believes, however, that in implementing this recommendation the State Department could profitably seek additional direct advice from the National Research Council as to the capabilities and appropriateness of particular laboratories for the performance of specific research activities. In addition, FBO should continue close consultation with the Offices of Security and Communication in regard to future research and development initiatives.
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~ Architectural and engineering design review. Schematic and design development documents are reviewed and evaluated in light of applicable performance criteria and any subsequent host country developments.
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Some elements of this approach currently exist in various forms within the Offices of Security and Communications. In addition, as noted by the Inman Panel, the State Department now has a successful program of post emergency action drills.
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A research program that encompasses these topics could be undertaken in cooperation with other federal agencies facing similar challenges In new public buildings. Such a program, however, must emphasize requirements for technical sunplicity and ease of maintenance, and its results must be suited to locations where skilled labor and relatively sophisticated equipment or materials are unavailable.
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