Criteria Development

We have gained timely and in-depth experience through our theoretical and materials and systems development research projects. That expertise and knowledge, coupled with our practical design activities, makes us uniquely aware of design and analysis criteria effectiveness and the need for criteria updates and further development. We have provided leadership in criteria development activities to both government and industry since our founding in 2006.

• Development of Unified Facilities Criteria for DoD
• Development of instructions and recommendations for forward operating bases and expeditionary structures and facilities
• Development of site, plant or laboratory specific guidance for safe operation of explosive and high pressure test operations
• Training in the application of criteria and evaluation methods

Process

Our senior staff members are recognized for their knowledge of the scope, content and background of existing federal government protective design criteria – such as UFC 4-010-01, “DoD Minimum Antiterrorism Standards for Buildings”, UFC 4-023-03, “Design to Mitigate Progressive Collapse,” and the GSA’s “Interagency Security Criteria (ISC) Physical Security Criteria for Federal Facilities.  That knowledge comes not only from participation in the development these documents, but is born of an experience base supported by our continued efforts in design, research and assessments.  The combination of all these aspects of experience gives us a unique and practical perspective that can yield useful and durable guidance for you.

In addition to government standards and criteria, our engineers have developed operational standards and test and operations criteria for hazardous operations in industry.  Our approach in both cases is collaborative and iterative, as criteria and standards development is influenced by technical, operational and cost factors.