Prepared Buildings offers educational content, industry best practices and examples from leading organizations aimed at advancing your organization's continuity, emergency preparedness and risk management processes.
Prepared Buildings Blog Roll
Preparedness: Protecting Facilities Against CBRN Threats
10 Secrets to Better COI Management
Photoluminescent Technology Leading Occupants to Safety
How do You Prepare for the Black Swan?
Security is the New NOI
Open for Business: Communications & Contingency Plans Key to Preparedness
Checklist: Suggested Security & Response Measures
BOMA International's list of security and emergency response measures sorted by little or no cost action items to those that may bear some cost.
Proactive vs. Reactive Security
The key to an effective security process is having the appropriate mix of physical security, electronic security, and personnel to meet security goals. Performing a risk asessment ensures a proactive approach to crime and loss prevention.
Resource Guide
Visit the Building Engines Resource Center for more educational content on a variety of property & tenant management topics!
Cook County Chicago
By David Howarka, EVP, Real View, LLC
Review the emergency response deficiencies and pre-planning mistakes that led to the deaths of six people and a $100,000,000 Settlement paid by the Building Owner, Manager and the city of Chicago.
Emergency Management Guide for Business (Source: FEMA)
- Checklist: General items that should be included in your emergency pre-plan
This exercise takes your team through a realistic disaster scenario and facilitates a discussion of how your organization would plan, protect, respond and recover. The PPt. includes full instructor’s notes so you can self-facilitate the exercise internally.
Federal Emergency Management Agency
www.fema.gov • Training Programs
Ready Business
http://www.ready.gov/business
http://www.preparednessllc.com
American Society of Industrial Security
www.asisonline.org
Prepare for Utility Disruptions:
www.ready.gov/business/protect/utilities.html.
