We know COVID-19 is spread through the air. As designers and engineers think about future buildings, there is little doubt that this pandemic will change how they will consider how to reduce the spread of this and other airborne pathogens.
While putting desks at distances of greater than six feet apart, using and cleaning surfaces will be priorities for many companies, ventilation has also been at the forefront of many discussions about COVID-19. "It's something that, as far as COVID-19 is concerned, is ever-evolving," Rachel Gutter, President of the International WELL Building Institute, told GlobeSt earlier this year.
Increasing outdoor air flow, filtering and cleaning air and short-wave ultraviolet light are things to consider when reducing the spread of pathogens, according to a NAIOP blog post written by Ted Osborne, senior director of PS&S.
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Leslie Shaver
Les Shaver has been covering commercial and residential real estate for almost 20 years. His work has appeared in Multifamily Executive, Builder, units, Arlington Magazine in addition to GlobeSt.com and Real Estate Forum.
