page_title: Bollard
section_title: Architectural design functions
hierarchical_section_title: Bollard / Architectural design functions
caption_attribution_description: English: Kappella ta' San Mattew tal-Maqluba at Misraħ tal-Maqluba / Triq Wied iż-Żurrieq in Qrendi, Malta
context_page_description: A bollard is a sturdy, short, vertical post. The term originally referred to a post on a ship or quay used principally for mooring boats, but is now also used to refer to posts installed to control road traffic and posts designed to prevent ram-raiding and vehicle-ramming attacks.
context_section_description: Listed below are the building design objectives and requirements under fire or security related instances on campuses and their relationship to the use of bollards according to the Association of Higher Education Facilities.
  Accessible: fire lane bollards will accommodate persons using wheelchairs
  Aesthetics: the fire lane and its bollard style complements surrounding landscape design
  Cost-Effective: fire lane system life cycle costing
  Functional/Operational: Building architect determines if entrances to building envelope can accommodate first responders or whether entrances require retrofitting, and authority having jurisdiction and first responders determine if the fire lane can readily be accessed through the bollards under emergency conditions
  Historic Preservation: City planner address the special needs in historic districts and of historic buildings to accommodate fire lanes and bollards.
  Productive: The HR officer comments on felt security of those working in the protected building, and all first responders pass on their ability to perform under fire mitigation conditions
  Secure/Safe: Input by building safety or security officer and representative first responders to assure hallways and stairwells can accommodate first responders and that the fire lane is free of all obstructions 24/7
  Sustainable: Landscape architect and surveyor comment on long term sustainability of area impacted by fire lane and use by first responders.
caption: Bollards serving dual aspects; they prevent cars from trespassing and also aesthetically complement the surrounds of the Church of St Matthew in Qrendi, Malta.
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