Also included is guidance formulated to help designers retrofit and plan for the improvement of indoor air quality and to slow the transmission of viruses via the HVAC systems as well as new guidance on student health facilities, laboratories, athletic facilities, residence halls, and large assemblies, lectures and theaters.

The new credits are designed to help local governments and development authorities better prepare for and respond to future pandemic events.

ASA is part a coalition of organizations throughout the manufacturing supply chain urging Congress to advance a bold, long-term infrastructure bill to address the nation’s longstanding infrastructure needs, and to provide much-needed stability and certainty for the sector during this critical time.

Jon Dommisse, director of strategy and corporate development and Michelle Kempen, with Kahler Slater, a Milwaukee-based architectural firm share design strategies in response to COVID-19.

As building professionals across the country have stepped up in this new landscape, they, like many other industries, are finding it necessary to reimagine their workflow by expanding resources and capabilities with new technologies.

ASA’s Mike Miazga is back with another COVID-19 Recovery Town Hall interview session. This time, Mike is joined by National Association of Homebuilders President and CEO Jerry Howard, who answers a bevy of ASA member questions related to the construction/homebuilding market coming out of the pandemic.

COVID-19 has added some interesting discussions to our daily life. I received a phone call regarding the amount of water used to wash our hands for 20 seconds. It is fascinating how everyone now understands that 20 seconds is required for proper handwashing.