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SECURITY
SYSTEMS DESIGN
1.
PHYSICAL security systems:
Spencer Engineers,
Inc. (SEI) is the AE
of Record and/or Gerald Spencer, P.E. is the MEP Engineer of Record (EOR)
for the design and construction of security systems for detention facilities, secure communications
facilities, banks, space flight power and control systems, warehouses and
retail stores. Gerald Spencer, P.E. is familiar with TM 5-853-4 and
biometric identification control systems.
SEI has been the AE
for the design and construction of many detention
facilities, jails, banks, secure military facilities, and military
armories.
SEI has been the AE for many security partition penetrations
were incorporated into the structure as security measures to prevent
personnel from passing through openings in ductwork and etc.
1.1.
INTRUSION DETECTION
SYSTEMS:
Gerald
Spencer, P.E. is the EOR
for the design and
construction of
intrusion detection systems at many facilities. The system at
the Mine Warfare Center at Ingleside, TX, consisted of a remote exterior
door control, closed circuit TV door monitoring and controlled access to
classified data processing/simulation areas. It encompassed an adjacent
(connected) fire training building and transmitted alarms to the central
shore patrol (police).
Gerald
Spencer, P.E. has also designed security systems for
unattended arms storage at U. S. Army Reserve Centers and forward ammunition
storage sites (FASS) at Ft. Polk, LA.
1.2.
CONTROLLED ACCESS:
The Mine Warfare Center project included perimeter closed circuit TV
monitoring, remote exterior door control and keypad (or card key) access to
secure areas. Any unauthorized attempt to access these areas would trigger
alarms to the central shore patrol (police). Projects at NASA-JSC included
modifications to similar security systems.
1.3.
FORCED ENTRY EQUIPMENT
(force protection):
Gerald
Spencer, P.E. has
incorporated forced entry rated equipment and safe areas into the design of
remodeling of the U. S. Consulate and the USIS Building at Mumbai (Bombay),
India, The U. S. Embassy at Nassau in the Bahamas, and at the U. S. Embassy
in Copenhagen Denmark.
Gerald
Spencer, P.E. is familiar with forced entry rated equipment.
2.
Communications security:
Gerald
Spencer, P.E.
has experience designing impediments to the transmission of
communications that increase the level of security for communication
systems. Communication paths are generally airborne electronic eminencies,
Data Transmission Media (DTM) transmissions, electronic line carrier
transmissions, electronic ground carrier transmissions, Airborne voice air
wave transmissions, written word, and visual communications. Gerald
Spencer, P.E. is familiar with TM5-853-1, 2, 3, & 4.
2.1.
RF SHIELDING:
SEI is the AE of record
for the design and
construction of
the Missile Maintenance and Testing Facility
Addition at the Red River Ammunition Depot. This facility is completely RF
shielded from outside radio signals.
Gerald
Spencer, P.E. has also designed other RF
shielded rooms for the U S Army and NASA-JSC.
Gerald
Spencer, P.E. knows the details of
construction required for RF shielded construction.
2.2.
AIRBORNE SOUND ATTENUATION
DESIGN: Gerald Spencer,
P.E. has
performed acoustical sound attenuation calculations for the past 25 years.
Projects where Gerald Spencer accomplished the sound attenuation
calculations include the Jones Hall for the Performing Arts, and the
Auditorium at the King Abdulaziz Military Academy in Saudi Arabia. Mr.
Spencer can also provide solid-borne sound transmission calculations.
Hoover & Keith Acoustical Consultants have experience calculating airborne
acoustical sound transmission and designing systems to minimize (eliminate)
airborne and structure borne sound transmission.
2.3.
LINE CARRIER SECURITY:
Gerald Spencer is familiar with the RFI-EMC line carrier suppression system
that is installed at the NASA-JSC Mission Control Center (MCC) on the
incoming power.
2.4.
ELECTRONIC DATA
TRANSMISSION MEDIA SECURITY:
SEI is familiar with physical security requirements and RFI-EMC protection
requirements for the NASA-JSC Mission Control Center data transmission
media.
2.5.
BUILDING GROUND CARRIERS:
Gerald
Spencer, P.E. has designed separate ground systems that allow security isolation of
the communications and data processing systems from the building ground.
The U S Navy Fleet Mine Warfare Center has an isolated/separate ground
system designed by
Gerald
Spencer, P.E. NASA has trouble
shooted the
“MECCA” separate ground system for the shuttle mock-up system that
duplicates the spacecraft grounding.
Gerald
Spencer, P.E. has analyzed and solved
various grounding problems and designed modifications to correct those
deficiencies for the shuttle mock-up and other facilities.
2.6.
NASA-JSC - MISSION CONTROL
CENTER - 1985 TO 1996 - SEVERAL
DIFFERENT POWER DISTRIBUTION PROJECTS IN CLASSIFIED AREAS that incorporated
MECCA grounding and RFI-EMC line carrier suppression systems.
2.7.
TEMPEST
- Gerald Spencer, P.E. has attended the DoD DIS
Tempest Security Seminars.
2.8.
SCIF
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SEI is the AE of record
for the design and
construction of
the $6M the Modifications to the Building 35
at the NIMA St. Louis Air Force Station in 2000 and the New Lackland AFB, TX
Joint Intelligence Systems Integration Facility in 2001, and the FORT HOOD
BUILDING 89010 - BAY 6 MODIFICATIONS - Secure Communications Facility in
1992.
Gerald
Spencer, P.E. is also the Mechanical and Electrical EOR
for the design and
construction of
the
Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIF) at Ingleside Mine
Warfare Center, Ingleside, Texas in 1997.
3. Joint Intellegence Systems Integration
Facility - Lackland AFB, Texas - Project No. MPYJ-03-3275 - Fred Mengdon
- 210-671-1541 - Gerald R. Spencer, P.E., facilitated the charrette
design conference to evaluate and re-affirm the design criteria, to create a
concept plan, and to get approval of the concept plan from all of the
concerned parties. Gerald Spencer, P.E., was the project director and also
the mechanical and electrical designer for the mechanical and electrical
infrastructure systems. Mr. Carl Talbot, AIA, Mr. Jim Dunaway, AIA and Mr.
William A. Davis, RA, P.E. prepared the architectural contract drawings. Mr.
W. Paul Jones, AIA was the specifications writer and hardware specialist for
the architectural building items. Mr. John L. Elam performed the Civil
Design and the Structural Design.
The proposed facility will consist of a 8,000 sf building housing two highly
technical areas and support areas. There will be an office - laboratory area
with raised computer floor for data transmission media wiring and power
connections. There will be an air conditioned high bay storage warehouse
with positive temperature and humidity control to store temperature and
humidity sensitive data processing hardware and equipment.
SEI designed a pre-engineered insulated metal building with walls
insulated to comply with the SCIF construction requirements for sound
attenuation. This project was within a secure fenced area so that physical
protection was provides by a security fence that enclosed this new site.
This facility was constructed in an un-secure area and the security fence
was relocated after construction to enclose this facility into the secure
area.
The foundation design was a fully supported structure above grade, and the
floor between grade beams was slab-on-grade placed on top of 4 feet of
select fill. Foundation piers were 45 feet deep. This project had raised
computer flooring in the communications areas, secure grounding, separate
secure power, separate un-secure power, electronic equipment repair/assembly
laboratory, high bay equipment storage, restrooms, break room, and exterior
security lighting.
This project has masonry front walls and some windows that meet SCIF
attenuation requirements. The metal wall panels with the 6" thick fiberglass
insulation meet the SCIF requirements.
The facility is fully air conditioned. LCCA indicated that electric heating
was justified since the building was so well insulated, and the ventilation
requirement was so low. The HVAC systems will consist of separate DX, split
air conditioning heat pump systems and electrical resistance re-heat heating
systems for positive humidity control. A separate system will supply each
controlled-conditioned zone with separate heating, humidity control, and
cooling as required to maintain room temperature. The majority of the HVAC
requirement is internal load (people, computer, lighting). The building
envelope is well insulated to a "U" value of 0.030 average. The building
will have a pre-treated outside air system that will provide absolute
control of the maximum relative humidity in the building except when the
exterior doors are open for extended lengths of time. The AE recommends that
the USAF minimize the time when exterior doors are open. The OSA delivery
fan will be controlled by a C02 sensor in the common RA plenum on the
equipment mezzanine. This will only introduce OSA to the building when the
personnel need additional OSA for Indoor Air Quality Control, and/or for
building pressurization when needed.
There will not be any handicapped personnel at this facility, but the
restrooms will be designed in accordance with the ADA handicapped
accessibility requirements for possible future needs. It will be less
expensive now to construct the restrooms for the handicapped now as compared
to modifying (tearing down and re-constructing) the restrooms at a later
date. Handicapped visitors are sometimes guests or awardees at change of
command and/or award ceremonies.
System will comply with the NFPA 13 in accordance with the requirements of
NFPA 13-1996 for an Extra Hazard Group 1 occupancy.
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