The Current State of the Practice: A Look into the Protective Design Industry

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dc.contributor.authorBoykin, Jamesen
dc.contributor.committeechairPaige, Frederick E.en
dc.contributor.committeememberJacques, Eric J.en
dc.contributor.committeememberJones, Kevin W.en
dc.contributor.departmentCivil and Environmental Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-25T20:15:44Zen
dc.date.available2021-06-25T20:15:44Zen
dc.date.issued2021en
dc.description.abstractThe protective design industry has to adapt to new threats and challenges facing the industry constantly. As a result, invested stakeholders within the industry must take a critical look at the current state of the practice. By assessing the current protective design industry, one can identify both challenges and opportunities within it and provide insight into how to improve the industry. This study aims to understand the current state of the protective design industry through an analysis of protective design literature and interviews with protective designers. Both academic literature (conference papers and journal articles) and design guidelines showcase the current trends and challenges within the industry. While understanding the protective designer's perception of their role help explain how protective designers engage within the design process with other design stakeholders. Together, both the literature and the people will dictate the current state of the protective design industry. Lastly, this study has developed a database for protective design guidelines that both protective designers and other design stakeholders can utilize to search for a comprehensive database.en
dc.description.abstractgeneralThe 2001 September 11th attacks fundamentally changed the protective design industry. Not only did it take the lives of thousands of Americans, but it showcased a flaw in our national security. Designers and engineers had to rethink their perspectives on security and proceed to integrate more protective measures in both the private and commercial sectors of design. Now, nearly two decades later, there hasn't been a deadly attack to the scale of 9/11, but new threats are facing the protective design industry. Newer and more recurring threats such as mass shootings within the United States and vehicle attacks have become a significant threat. Because of these new threats facing the industry, it is appropriate to take a critical look at the challenges and trends in the protective design industry that need improvement. This study aims to understand the current state of the practice in the protective design industry by reviewing both the protective design literature and interviewing protective designers.en
dc.description.degreeM.S.en
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/104033en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsAttribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/en
dc.subjectProtective Designen
dc.subjectEngineering Designen
dc.subjectDesign Teamen
dc.subjectNetwork Analysisen
dc.titleThe Current State of the Practice: A Look into the Protective Design Industryen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineConstruction Engineering and Managementen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameM.S.en

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