Lessons Learned: Building Design, Operations, and Maintenance throughout COVID

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Schools are facing the challenges of getting students and teachers back to the classroom amid a variety of concerns from across the community. The “how” is an intimidating proposition and one of unknown costs or impacts. So how are “in the trenches” leaders in education, architects and engineers providing a vision and tools for safeguarding students in the short and long-term?

Learning Objectives

1. Learn about the challenges and contributing factors in the spread of infection school districts are facing with their existing facilities and systems.
2. Hear about the operational and funding unknows regarding needed improvements and evolving practices/processes.
3. Understand the different operations and maintenance practices building architects and engineers should be considering when selecting and design building systems.
4. Collaborate about the impacts of social distancing and other safe practices may have on planning and programming for future school buildings.