Building Security
Maximizing Value and Resilience in Physical Security: A C-Suite Guide for Multi-Asset Organizations Facing Emerging Threats and Higher Costs
Written by: Max Briggs Physical security used to be a straightforward operational line item—gates, guards, cameras, and access control. Today, it’s a board-level function tied directly to risk, resilience, tenant satisfaction, and enterprise value. Organizations with complex footprints—commercial real estate portfolios, mixed-use developments, logistics hubs, healthcare campuses, and corporate offices—are experiencing threats that move faster,…
Read MoreThe IoT Security Nightmare: Why Smart Buildings Are a Hacker’s Playground
Picture the Scene On a Tuesday morning in downtown Chicago, tenants in a new office tower swipe their badges at the glass entrance doors. Inside, the lobby lighting adjusts automatically to the growing crowd. Elevators, programmed with AI algorithms, optimize the flow of people to the upper floors. In the basement, the HVAC system quietly…
Read MoreWhy Rooftop Access Control Should Be Standard Practice at Outdoor Events
Lessons Unlearned, Countermeasures Unmeasured Written By: Max Briggs, Vice President, Chesley Brown International The first rule of open-air event security sounds simple: control what you can see, and see what you can’t control. In practice, many plans still concentrate almost entirely at ground level—perimeter fencing, magnetometers, bag checks, crowd management—while leaving rooftops, upper windows, and…
Read MoreStrategies for Securing Parking Lots and Parking Garages
Written By: James Hart Safeguarding a building’s parking garages and parking lots can be one of the more important – and more challenging – security tasks for property management. After all, those areas must be relatively open so employees, customers, vendors and other visitors can access them. However, that openness also makes it easier for…
Read MoreHow Premium Security Services Set Trophy Properties Apart
Written by: James Hart It’s one of the most frustrating, longest-lasting effects of the pandemic: The market for office space continues to struggle as companies keep using hybrid or fully work-from-home schedules. In the second quarter, the vacancy rate for US office properties climbed to 20.1% — a new record, Moody’s reports. Meanwhile, effective rents…
Read MoreSecuring Office Buildings: Best Practices for Property Managers Seeking a Safer, More Secure Environment
Written by: James Hart As competition for tenants remains high, property managers must not overlook the importance of effectively securing their office buildings, according to experts from Chesley Brown International, the security consulting and risk management firm. New amenities may help win over companies that need to lure their employees back into the office. But…
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