Secure by design, secure by build.
Courthouses, detention centers, police and fire stations and emergency operations centers, built with the security and durability these buildings demand.
What owners need from us.
Security has no tolerance
Detention hardware, glazing and wall construction have to be installed exactly as specified. A gap in a secure perimeter is a failure.
Staff need to see
Sightlines from control rooms and housing pods keep officers and residents safe. Every wall and fixture is checked against them.
They operate around the clock
Public safety buildings never close. Renovations and expansions must keep dispatch, intake and response running.
What we build.
- 01
Courthouses
Courtrooms with separate public, staff and in-custody circulation and secure holding.
- 02
Detention and correctional facilities
Housing units, intake, sally ports and central control with detention equipment and electronics.
- 03
Police and fire stations
Stations, training facilities and apparatus bays built for fast response.
- 04
Emergency operations and 911 centers
Hardened buildings with redundant power and communications.
How we deliver here.
The capabilities owners in this market rely on most.
One team for design, detention equipment and construction, with fewer handoffs.
Grouted masonry and cast-in-place concrete for secure walls, built by our own crews.
Security electronics, door control and life safety tested together before turnover.
Sightline studies and embedded conduit coordinated in the model before walls go up.
Burn rooms proven with real fire.
On a police and fire training academy, live-fire burn buildings are lined, instrumented and proven in controlled test burns with instructors reading the gauges. Those test burns need dry weather, instructor time and fire marshal sign-off, so they are scheduled with float ahead of the first recruit class instead of being squeezed in at the end.
- Live fire
- Test burns before handover
- 3
- Parties to each sign-off
- Float
- Held ahead of the first class
Questions owners ask us.
Do you work with detention equipment contractors?
Yes. We bring detention equipment and security electronics into design early, coordinate embeds in the model and test every door before turnover.
Can you expand a facility that stays in operation?
We can. We phase work behind temporary secure perimeters, control tools and materials on site and coordinate every move with facility staff.
How do you protect sightlines during construction?
We check walls, fixtures and equipment against the design’s sightline studies in the model and again on site before finishes go in.
Planning a justice & public safety project?
Send us your scope, target date and biggest concern. A senior Jacob Wiseman lead will read it personally.