SHIELD measures how well a building protects its people, its operations and the business behind it.
Meets duty-of-care standards
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Adapts to evolving threats
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Integrated across all systems
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Every building is assessed across the same four pillars. The combined result sets its SHIELD level.
Site, perimeter, envelope, doors and glazing designed to delay and deter intrusion.
Access control, video, detection and the networks that connect them.
Staffing, training, response plans and how security runs day to day.
Policy, documentation and accountability that limit legal exposure.
Every criterion, scoring rule and level requirement. Free, with your work email.
Practical strategies from the people who design, build and run secure buildings. One email a month.
One email a month from practitioners.
Owners, architects, engineers, consultants and technology leaders wrote SHIELD together, so it works for all of them.
Benchmark a portfolio, reduce liability, win tenants.
Design security in from day one, not as a retrofit.
A shared standard clients already recognize.
April 2027 · The Venetian Expo, Las Vegas
Join the security industry at its biggest show to celebrate SHIELD certification and its first certified buildings and professionals.
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Hosted at ISC West, April 5–9, 2027
The Secure Building Council is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. SHIELD is written by the people who design, build and run secure buildings.
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