Writing in Facility Executive, ABM’s head of Enhanced Facility Deborah Hetrick and Expert Advisory Board member Nancy McClellan explain protecting and improving your building’s indoor air quality now and over the long term.
Indoor air quality standards are changing, and a new normal is emerging that we expect will have lasting implications for resilient facility management.
By Deborah Hetrick and Nancy McClellan
This year’s traditional cold and flu season is overshadowed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The virus continues to disrupt all aspects of life outside the home even as multiple vaccines appear to be on the horizon. Before people will return to offices, schools, malls, and other buildings in significant numbers, they need to feel confident that those indoor environments are healthy and safe. Healthy air plays a central role in making those safety calculations.
As our understanding of COVID-19 deepens with more research, we fully anticipate that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will update its guidance between the writing of this article in mid-October 2020 and its publication date. Yet, this virus is far from the only factor at play in indoor air quality...