Austin, TX – April 12, 2019 – With the recent approval of our security consulting license by the Texas Department of Public Safety, Protection Engineering Consultants (PEC) is excited to announce the…
Brandon Kehl has more than twenty (20) years of experience providing strategic leadership and counsel in security and safety for public and private organizations. Brandon joined Protection Engineering Consultants (PEC) in February…
In accordance with the performance-based approach, the new UFC 4-010-01 guidelines require the use of UFC 4-020-01 to determine if the minimum requirements in UFC 4-010-01 are adequate or if additional mitigation measures should be implemented for all facilities.
The ICC 500 Standard for the Design and Construction of Storm Shelters is referenced in the International Residential Code (IRC) and International Building Code (IBC) as the presiding standard for the design…
Prudent Measures for Safety of Personnel and Reliability of Continued Operations Protection Engineering Consultants (PEC) regularly supports industrial clients to determine hazards and vulnerabilities in terms of personnel safety and operations for …
The recent global trend in the use of ‘vehicles as a weapon’ in the conduct of terror attacks, presents a significant challenge to urban planners, architects, engineers, and building owners. The often-conflicting …
Aldo McKay is heading to Pittsburgh this week to attend the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Federal Small Business Conference for the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Industry. The SAME 2017 small business conference…
Protection Engineering Consultants uses risk-based design approaches to adequately mitigate the consequences of armed aggressor, active shooter, and marauding terrorist firearms attack (MTFA) scenarios. Computational modeling is used to quantify occupant egress …
Cliff Jones went to the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas yesterday to attend the 2017 Texas State Collaborative Meeting on resiliency in construction. The Texas State Collaborative meeting was organized and led…
While buildings often take the majority of focus, transportation infrastructure has become a more frequent target of terrorist attacks in the recent decades. Since 1977, nineteen (19) terrorist attacks and plots were…