The features of a courtroom help set the tone for the proceedings that take place within its walls. This article examines the design features that can make a courtroom feel user-friendly rather than intimidating and how a user-friendly courtroom might best support justice in a trial.

By: Keith Fentress (President, Fentress Inc.) and Mike Jones (President, Major Security Consulting and Design, LLC)

Unfortunately, violence in schools has been way too prevalent in recent years. Making schools more secure must be the top priority. It is our belief that the current design community...

If your company has a telecommuting policy that allows you to work from home under certain circumstances, there are things you can do to make yourself a good work-from-home candidate from an IT perspective. In general, the best telecommuters are self-motivated, comfortable communicating...

Recently, we performed a routine follow-up assessment of a client’s improved security based on recommendations that we made the previous year. He claimed that his security policies...

In recent years, space reduction projects have become increasingly popular among federal agencies, both as a way to provide an updated and more efficient office layout (think mobility, telework, hoteling, collaborative spaces, etc.), and as a way to attract a younger generation of workers. But...