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Risk Mitigation for Workplace Design
August 18, 2025
Thornton Tomasetti
Thornton Tomasetti Managing Principal and Protective Design & Security Practice Leader Peggy Phillips
Thornton Tomasetti
As workplace threats evolve, keeping employees and visitors safe starts long before anyone walks through the door. Risk mitigation should be built into the building design process, from carefully placed entry points to the strategic use of landscaping.
In this Fast Company article, Managing Principal and Protective Design and Security Practice Leader Peggy Phillips talks about how building owners, designers and tenants can take a proactive approach for creating workspaces that are both welcoming and safe.
One approach for avoiding prison-like safety features, like fences and bars, is known as Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design, when designers use the natural environment to promote safety . . . through creating spaces where crimes don’t happen.