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1 . The chance to air their requirements and needs .
2 . Opportunity to buy-in to the group ’ s decision on which threats will be addressed , support the “ DBT ” and the level of protection required . 3 . Keep costs down .
The habit of leaving it up to the owner / user to add electronics in the form of surveillance or other technologies results in unnecessary equipment purchase .
So in the short term , the cost of this equipment and its installation is currently absorbed by the owner / client and is not part of the building costs .
This “ trick ” helps keep the building design costs down but doesn ’ t adequately protect people or the facilities they use .
More importantly , the real costs to the client come after the installation from the long term require- ment for equipment maintenance and manpower to monitor it .
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