Now that the U.S. is in an ongoing war on terrorism, security is taking a central role in almost every building type. But how do you determine what needs securing and at what costs? "People feel they have to protect everybody from everything, but no one has that type of budget, so you have to prioritize," says Glen Rasmussen, senior associate focused on security for OWP/P Architects, Chicago. Sean Ahrens, a senior security manager from Chantilly, Va.-based consultant Gage Babcock, says security costs for new buildings are often viewed as a percentage of construction but that percent can range dramatically. "The security costs for a new office building may be 1%, but it may be 5% for an embassy," he says.
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机译：现在，美国正在进行反恐战争，因此安全在几乎所有建筑类型中都扮演着核心角色。但是，您如何确定需要确保哪些成本和成本呢？芝加哥OWP / P Architects致力于安全性的高级助理Glen Rasmussen说：“人们认为他们必须保护所有人免受一切影响，但是没有人拥有那种预算，因此您必须优先考虑。”弗吉尼亚州尚蒂伊的顾问Gage Babcock的高级安全经理Sean Ahrens说，新建筑物的安全成本通常被视作建筑的百分比，但是这个百分比的范围可能很大。他说：“新办公大楼的安全成本可能是1％，但使馆可能是5％。”
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