social distancing
Commercial building and facilities management resources for corporate facility executives, building operators and facility managers in all industry and service sectors. social distancing articles below.
A Look At Touchless Security Options
Facility executives are looking at where and how to implement solutions for a touch-free security experience, and this includes mobile credentials.
Sena Industrial Communication Devices
Sena Industrial has rolled out a line of Bluetooth and Mesh communication devices designed to help organizations connect their teams in a safe and efficient way.
A Workplace Divided: Employees Split Over COVID-19 Vaccine
Over 60% surveyed are fearful of the COVID-19 vaccine and 40% note they would consider leaving their organization if it required inoculation, raising issues for organizations navigating how to safely return to the office.
Landscape Forms Creates Healthy Outdoor Spaces
Healthy Outdoor Spaces is a collection of new products, modified products, and space planning solutions to help landscape architects create environments that support people’s health and well-being.
Should Employers Require The COVID-19 Vaccine?
As the first COVID-19 vaccines are administered in the U.S., nearly half of workers say employers should require the vaccine in the workplace, according to New Eagle Hill research.
New Kiosks Help Contain the Spread
SmartSource's two new kiosks—the Automated Occupancy Counter Kiosk and Thermal Temperature-Checking Kiosk—designed to help organizations contain the spread of COVID-19.
Most U.S. Sports Fans Need More Reassurance To Attend Games Again
For most Americans surveyed, sitting too close to other spectators was a factor impacting their decision to return to stadiums for sporting events.
Proximity Trace From Triax Technologies
Proximity Trace is a contact tracing software and social distancing technology, and TraceTag is its wearable device.
Envoy Desk Reservation System
Envoy Desks allows employees to reserve a desk to collaborate with teammates while keeping a safe distance in the office.
Acrylic Block Rolling Privacy Panels
Acrylic Block Rolling Privacy Panels are made of architectural-grade acrylic blocks that allow light to flow through, while protecting privacy.
Performance-Based Design And Advanced Fire Detection Systems
Facility managers can minimize underused space and cost effectively optimize safety with aspirating systems that continuously take in smoke at identifiable, concealable sample points.
Envoy Protect Helps Keep Workplaces Healthy
Envoy Protect, a suite of tools to keep workplaces healthy, is now generally available with new features, as is Envoy Desks, a new hot desking tool to help teams better manage their workplace and meet social distancing requirements.
2020 Custodian Of The Year (Finally) Celebrated In Albertville, AL
The COVID-19 pandemic may have delayed a big celebration, but it couldn't stop Albertville Kindergarten & Pre-K from honoring Howell Beasley in a big way!
All-Weather LCD Displays From SunBriteTV
SunBriteTV’s all-weather LCD displays help corporate facilities transform ordinary outdoor spaces into productive meeting rooms.
Designing For Resiliency
As we seek to build spaces that promote health and wellbeing, modular flooring will play an important role in promoting social distancing and safe collaboration within built environments.
Armstrong Extends Free Pump Manager Service
To help facilitate remote HVAC management during the COVID-19 pandemic, Armstrong is extending the offer of free subscriptions for its cloud-based service, Pump Manager.
Armstrong Healthy Space Solutions Available to All
Facility managers seeking healthier, safer indoor spaces can turn to new Armstrong Ceiling Solutions to ease COVID-19 pandemic concerns.
Facility Management Brings Building Data To The Boardroom
As businesses focus on protecting their employees from COVID-19, facilities teams can provide operational data to help guide decisions.
Network Surveillance Solutions Help Business Adjust To Health Crisis
Network surveillance solutions based on sight, sound, and analytics can help businesses better enforce guidelines and obtain key insights into consumer behavior.
Social Distancing In High-Traffic Facilities
Plan, quantify, reinforce—a strategy for keeping people moving in densely occupied spaces.
A Solution For Safer, Healthier Buildings
Building owners and facility managers will need to focus on four key areas to meet the new demands of the returning workforce. Find out what these points are and how you can work on those.
Seven Necessities For Reopening The Office: A Checklist
The risk of spreading COVID-19 remains relevant as facilities reopen. These proactive measures will help ensure the safety of your visitors and staff.
Clarity Shield From Draper Offers Increased Protection During Pandemic
The Clarity Shield™ is a cleanable, clear vinyl barrier designed to help prevent cross contamination between individuals in a confined place.
National Safety Stand-Down To Prevent Falls Rescheduled
OSHA has rescheduled the 7th annual National Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction for September 14-18, 2020.
Reopening Fitness & Recreation Centers
Safety policies and protocols for reopening public spaces such as fitness and recreation centers will need to be implemented to keep these environments safe for all staff and facility users.
The COVID-19 Impact: Are Consumers Still Afraid To Shop In Stores?
Even as more retailers require shoppers to wear masks, a growing number of consumers feel unsafe in shopping malls, warehouse clubs, and big box retailers, according to a new survey.
COVID-19 Protective Barriers From United Industries UltraBoard
Featuring an all-plastic foam board frame with rigid film windows, UltraBoard's protective barriers offer a cost-effective approach to prevention.
New Reality of Staging & Seating Design
COVID-19 has led to a new norm of social distancing that will undoubtedly play a major role in how people gather at events in the coming months and years.
Integra Creates Space Between Seated Guests
The Wellness Divider is designed to divide space between seated guests in waiting rooms, lounges, and lobby areas to assist in stopping the spread of airborne germs, including the novel coronavirus.
Tech Tools To Keep Offices Safer
In looking at your Safely Back to Work strategy, it may help to break the challenges into three stages: Now, next, then.
GermBlock Cough and Sneeze Shields
GermBlock is a line of cough and sneeze shields for industrial, commercial, clean room, and retail settings.
Healthcare Facilities Design After COVID-19
Healthcare facilities designers have a leading role in creating safer spaces in a post-COVID-19 world. Here are five areas of focus to address when rethinking facility layout.
Allsteel Presents Poka-yoke
Allsteel has embraced Poka-yoke as a guiding product-design philosophy to help employees adapt to evolved workspaces and reinforced goals, such as distancing in workstations and shared spaces, traffic flow, and safer behavior.
As More Businesses Reopen, Worker Safety And Health Remain OSHA Priority
As more workplaces begin to reopen, OSHA is reminding employers that worker safety remains a priority amid both coronavirus and common workplace hazards.
HealthySpaces AI-Based Application Accelerates Safe Facility Reopening
The new solution from Nomad Go provides real-time data about space occupancy, mask usage, and social distancing to improve COVID-19-related compliance.
Six Social Distancing Tips To Keep Employees Safe At Work
OSHA has issued an alert listing steps employers can follow to implement social distancing in the workplace and help protect workers from exposure to COVID-19.
New Safe Distance Flooring Line Helps Businesses Re-Open
Safe Distance Flooring™ is a simple-to-install, semi-permanent way to encourage safe distancing behaviors by customers and workers, while delivering more comforting shopping experiences.
Five Restroom Upgrades To Improve Hand Washing, Minimize Germs
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, here are several considerations for keeping restrooms clean, maintained, well-equipped and prepared for a healthy hand washing experience.
U.S. Employers Making Plans To Get Workers Back To Work Safely
National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions survey of more than 200 employers found 88% have a COVID-19 return-to-work task force in place.
InnerSpace Location Data Supports Public Safety
Designed with public health and safety in mind, inFORCE analyzes the movement of people within public spaces for Smart Cities.