Architects worry about the fortress mentality of security contractors, developers regard security as another overhead and security planners feel that architects and developers do not take security seriously at the design stage of a project, says Renford Brand of the Independent Security Consultancy.

He says architects and professional security consultants need to work together from the design stage of a project to ensure a cost-effective solution. “Making a building secure after completion is an expensive proposition”, says Renford Brand…