Many buildings globally are now being slowly optimized to be able to cope and handle people that can be affected by the Coronavirus pandemic. Now that the pandemic is still raging around the world, many countries have recently started or have already started way back to optimize their buildings in their country to be optimized and ready for the said pandemic. But how does the optimization of a building work? Does it involve complicated stuff? Or just really simple ones instead?
Some Known Ways That Most Owners Are Doing To Optimize Their Buildings
According to the Center For Active Design, there are several ways that owners of most buildings in most areas (especially in the urban and suburban areas) can follow in order to optimize it for the pandemic. Listed below are some of the ways for optimizing a building to be fit in handling and combatting the negative effects of the Coronavirus pandemic:
Having increased and proper ventilation throughout a building - health experts have confirmed that the virus is an airborne virus, meaning that a person can be affected by it through air transmission. Therefore, a way to combat this by most building owners is to have proper ventilation systems inside their buildings.
Make the people using the building to keep themselves hygienic - another way to combat the possible spreading of the virus within buildings is through the educational signages posted inside. Properly educating the people inside a building to keep their hands clean and avoid holding lots of stuff is a sure way to prevent the spreading of the virus.
Make their cleaning protocols within the building's premises stronger - in conjunction with the second way, this will be vital in combating the spread of the disease. Having the staff and personnel inside the building will greatly help in preventing the further spread of the virus and will help the occupants to be safe from it.
Having optimal humidity is a must - another notable thing that most health experts have stated is that the virus can strive in very cold environments, such as offices and malls since their air conditioning systems are always set to cold before the pandemic struck globally. To prevent the airborne transmission, they are saying to owners of most buildings to set their building temperatures to a moderate cool level.
Air filtration systems are mandatory - along with having a proper ventilation system, many buildings should have a proper and working air filtration system in order to cleanse out the air that is coming in and out. Without this, there is a high possibility that the virus will be spread inside the building.
Aside From Optimization, Owners of Most Buildings Must Know About Building Wellness
You might be baffled about it, but yes, there is a thing called "Building Wellness". According to GBRI Online, having proper knowledge about building wellness is essential in order to properly optimize their buildings (and other real estate properties for that matter). The said wellness is the term for prioritizing the health and wellness of the building's occupants by improving the following:
- Nutrition
- Fitness
- Mood
- Sleep Patterns
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