"As consumers and businesses adapt to enforced distancing and lockdown measures, the way in which Americans use commercial property has abruptly changed."
Operational procedure adjustments for heavily trafficked areas along with signage and technology can help with public perception, says Eric Price with Lowney Architecture, who shared how hotels can adapt to the changing travel landscape.
With fewer visitors to eat, shop and stay, and unemployment numbers in the double digits, Central Florida retailers are navigating uncharted waters and trying to stay afloat.
"We have shied away from projects that are four or five years in length just because we don't know where the economy will stand at the end of the project."