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Planning, Designing, and Constructing Police Facilities

Event Dates
Location
Canopy by Hilton Dallas Uptown
Address

Dallas, TX

This course is intended for police chiefs and their staff, as well as city management or staff members that may need a fuller understanding of the complexities of the process required to plan, design, and construct a modern police facility.

At the conclusion of the course, participants should be able to do the following:
- Discuss planning considerations for facility construction.
- Plan and budget for a new or redesigned police facility.
- Plan special design features such as security, jails, and communications.
- Apply principles of space allocation and traffic patterns.
- Understand the implications of sustainable (green) design principles for 24/365 essential service buildings.
- Develop effective client-architect relationships.
- Identify life span and maintenance considerations for a facility.

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Date Created: February 3, 2021