The American Institute of Architects (AIA) recently released a new re-occupancy assessment tool that provides strategies for limiting exposure to COVID-19 in buildings.
AIA’s Disaster Assistance Committee developed the Re-occupancy Assessment Tool to provide public officials, businesses and architects with practices that protect the health, safety and welfare of the public while businesses, stores, restaurants, etc., reopen. The tool provides a framework of strategies and general mitigation measures that can help reduce exposure to COVID-19.
A multi-disciplinary team of architects, public health experts, engineers, product designers and facility managers will evaluate behavioral, spatial, material and operational strategies to customize the tool for a variety of building types, including offices, schools (K-12), multi-unit dwellings, retail establishments, restaurants, and senior care facilities.
Findings will be released in phases as they become available, with a priority focused on strategies that address immediate needs. Long-term strategies will also be developed for making buildings more resilient in the face of pandemics, natural hazards, climate change and other risks.
