Office Building Intrusion Detection Design
Multi-tenant offices need badge-based access at the lobby + each floor, after-hours intrusion, and visitor management.
Office security designs differ wildly between single-tenant and multi-tenant buildings. Single-tenant: HQ-level access control (every door badged, executive suites segmented), CCTV at building entrances + parking + datacenter, intrusion arming linked to alarm-to-vacancy schedule. Multi-tenant: lobby reception + elevator destination dispatch, per-tenant access zones, shared CCTV for common areas with tenant-specific recording vaults.
Intrusion detection planning maps every entry point, occupied zone, and vulnerable surface to the right sensor: door / window contacts at the perimeter; PIR or dual-tech for interior motion; beam barriers along fence lines; glass-break sensors at large windows; vibration sensors on vaults / safes. Alarm zones group sensors so the panel can arm portions separately (
Office Building Intrusion Detection pain points
- 01Per-tenant access zones (each floor / suite) without cross-tenant data leakage
- 02Visitor management integrated with badge issuance (temporary credentials, time-limited)
- 03After-hours arming: each tenant arms their suite separately on different schedules
- 04Executive suites segmented (executive-only access, separate video vault)
- 05Cycle parking + EV charging zones need cameras + access control
Discipline capabilities
- PIR placement covering interior choke points without overlap waste
- Door / window contacts on every perimeter opening
- Beam barriers across fence lines + driveway gates
- Glass-break detectors on shopfront / lobby glazing
- Vibration / shock sensors on vaults, safes, ATM enclosures
- Alarm zoning (perimeter / interior / 24h-armed) to support stay vs away modes
- Grade 2 vs Grade 3 (EN 50131) panel + polling redundancy choice
Coverage calculated, not estimated
The camera counts, DORI zones and compliance checks above are not rules of thumb. They come from a simulation engine that anchors every lens to the manufacturer's own datasheet, computes DORI per EN 62676-4, and clips coverage in 3D against buildings, fences and terrain, with a full browser-based 3D site view and per-camera point-of-view walkthrough in the designer.
Compliance applicable to Office Building sites
Compliance frameworks above shape every design decision below — camera placement, retention windows, audit logs, equipment provenance.
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