Many schools over 15 years old are presenting superintendents with challenges like aging infrastructure and rising operational costs…
Healthy Buildings
Our Health and Environment are Intertwined, It’s Time to Consider Healthy Building Strategies
Engineering Healthier, Safer Spaces By Doug Smith & Cory Scamihorn Maintaining healthy buildings is all about using our buildings to work for us, not against us. As Winston...
Veregy Talks About Healthy, Safer Sustainable Environments
Watch our Veregy Team talk about Healthy, Safer, and Sustainable Environments as we battle Covid-19.
5 Things You MUST Consider When Opening Up Your Building Post-Lockdown
Many state and local governments in the United States have put in place ‘safe reopening plans’ to guide or even govern building re-openings before occupants can get back to their previous mode of business. In addition to building safety, they also include consideration of occupant safety in relation to the coronavirus.
Getting to Know the Different Healthy Building Certifications
Even before COVID-19 and mandated social distancing, humans were spending an incredible amount of time indoors—roughly 90% of our time, in fact. All this time spent indoors has a tremendous impact on our health and wellness, but now, more than ever the quality of our building environments matters as concerns over limiting the spread of infectious diseases and maintaining air quality have prompted a closer look at the buildings in which we live, work, and operate.
Creating an Inviting Building Environment Post COVID-19
As the national press quickly captures and highlights the anxiety around built environments (note: Allen, Joseph. “Your Building Can Make You Sick Or Keep You Well.” New York Times, March 4, 2020), the good news is that there are organizations that are (and have been) working to identify standards for safer and healthier buildings that will generate greater peace of mind for tenants.