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Introduction

One of the most common forms of glass is that used in windows and doors. Glazing not only allows natural light to permeate into buildings, it must also keep the elements out and help to maintain a comfortable environment within the building. Glazing also needs to provide a host of other performance attributes, including acoustics, fire resistance and security

This guide was primarily developed to aid the selection of effective security glazing. It will help architects, consultants, police officers and others who advise people on the selection of effective security to determine whether the glazing provides an equivalent level of resistance to forced entry by criminals as that provided by the building elements into which the glazing is fitted.

Whilst the focus of this guide is physical security and, in particular, the resistance to manual attack of different generic types of glazing, the guide also contains advice relating to those other performance attributes.