Reinforced Rooms

A safe room is a uniform, standardized product designed to the Home Front Command against a national wartime threat, mainly blast and shrapnel. A reinforced room, by contrast, starts from a threat assessment specific to the client and the property, and defines the required protection level in each dimension separately: forced entry, gunfire, abduction, violent intrusion, or blast.

In Israel it serves as a layer of protection beyond the safe room. Abroad, in the Gulf states, Europe, and the US, there is no equivalent to the safe-room law, so the protection is built entirely from a threat assessment and to recognized international standards.

• A safe room: a uniform product against a wartime threat
• A reinforced room: focused protection by threat assessment
• In Israel, an extra layer of protection beyond the safe room
• Abroad, the only solution where no mandatory code exists

A reinforced room is characterized by several dimensions, each translated into a measurable spec that can be proven by testing. Ballistic resistance to gunfire, resistance to forced entry and burglary, resistance to blast and shrapnel, a sealed envelope serving as a safe haven with independent air, and an alert, duress, and communications array.

Not every room needs every dimension at the same level. A private villa may need mainly burglar resistance and protection from abduction, while a senior executive office may need ballistic resistance instead. The threat assessment is what sets the mix.

• Ballistic resistance to gunfire
• Resistance to forced entry and burglary
• A sealed envelope with independent air supply
• An alert, duress, and communications array

In the absence of a mandatory local code, the protection level is defined and proven to recognized international standards. The ballistic resistance of doors and windows is classified in EN 1522/1523 in classes FB1 to FB7, and ballistic glass in EN 1063 in classes BR1 to BR7. Burglar resistance is classified in EN 1627 to 1630 in classes RC1 to RC6, by resistance time and burglary tools.

In the North American world, UL 752 is used for 10 levels of bullet resistance, and ASTM F1233 for a combined gunfire and forced-entry test. We translate the threat into measurable levels and choose components with a valid manufacturer test report.

• EN 1522/1523 and EN 1063 for ballistic resistance
• EN 1627-1630 for burglar resistance
• UL 752 and ASTM F1233 in projects abroad
• Choosing components with a valid test report

Real protection is a chain as strong as its weakest link. The wall envelope is built in reinforced concrete, filled block, or rated panels. The door is the critical element: a multi-point steel door with a frame that transfers loads to the structure, classified for both burglary and ballistics. Ballistic glazing is matched to the wall level, so it does not become the weak link.

Beyond the structure, a safe haven requires independent air with filtration and positive pressure, diverse communications and power backup for hours up to a full day, and architectural concealment of the entrance. Every pipe and electrical pass-through is protected to preserve the envelope’s integrity.

• Walls of concrete, filled block, or rated panels
• A multi-point steel door with an anchored frame
• Ballistic glazing matched to the wall level
• Independent air, communications, and power backup for hours

The solution suits families in private villas seeking protection from violent intrusion or abduction, businesses and offices protecting executives, server rooms, or high-value assets, and high-net-worth individuals and their families, sometimes across several properties in Israel and abroad.

It is especially relevant at sites with no mandatory shelter code, such as properties in the Gulf states, Europe, and the US, where the Israeli safe room is not relevant and protection is built entirely on threat assessment and international standards. In routine, the room can also serve as an office or a walk-in closet.

• Villas and private homes of families at risk
• Businesses, offices, and server rooms
• High-net-worth individuals and properties in Israel and abroad
• Sites with no mandatory shelter code

The process starts with a threat assessment: identifying the reference scenarios, the attacker profile, the expected response time of security forces, and the value of the property and its occupants. From there the threat is translated into measurable protection levels in each dimension, and a location, geometry, and rated materials with test reports are chosen.

We integrate security and systems consultants, build while strictly preserving the envelope’s integrity, and finish with commissioning tests: sealing, air pressure, and system function. The result is a room that meets the defined threat, not a promise.

• A threat assessment and tailored reference scenarios
• Translation into measurable protection levels in each dimension
• Integration with security and systems consultants
• Commissioning tests: sealing, air, and function