{"id":3878,"date":"2020-04-29T16:52:21","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T16:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wbcnet.org\/covid-19-impacts-to-the-workplace-webinar-presentation-available\/"},"modified":"2020-04-29T16:52:21","modified_gmt":"2020-04-29T16:52:21","slug":"covid-19-impacts-to-the-workplace-webinar-presentation-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wbcnet.org\/covid-19-impacts-to-the-workplace-webinar-presentation-available\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Impacts to the Workplace Webinar Presentation Available"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\tWashington, DC &#8211; On Tuesday, April 28, WBC member <a href='https:\/\/www.bala.com\/'><strong>BALA | META<\/strong><\/a> presented the&nbsp;COVID-19 Impacts to the Workplace Webinar.&nbsp; Bala researched and collaborated with industry partners and health experts to present some of the most effective ways to make our buildings safer. From filters and air changes in HVAC systems to sanitization and touchless toilet fixtures, as well as technology integrations for access control and bio-scanning, there are short- and long-term strategies building owners can implement to increase the safety of their building.<\/p>\n<p>\tPresenters were:<\/p>\n<p>\t<strong>Andrew Horning<\/strong>, LEED AP BD+C<br \/>\t<em>Vice President, COVID-19 Task Force Leader @Bala Consulting Engineers|<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\t<strong>Charles Kensky<\/strong>, PE, LEED AP BD+C<br \/>\t<em>Executive Vice President, COVID-19 Research Leader @Bala Consulting Engineers<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\t<strong>Paul MacDonald<\/strong><br \/>\t<em>Senior Vice President @Bala | Meta Consulting Engineer<\/em>s<\/p>\n<p>\tA copy of the slides is available <a href='\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Bala_COVID-19_Strategies_-_WBC.pdf'><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC &#8211; On Tuesday, April 28, WBC member BALA | META presented the&nbsp;COVID-19 Impacts to the Workplace Webinar.&nbsp; Bala [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3879,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"table_tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.9 - 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