An American Institute of Architects task force has released a tool to help public officials identify buildings suitable to be adapted for patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Though most construction in New York City has been halted, architects hired for city projects were stunned to get orders last week to stop all ongoing design work.
More than 17,000 carpenters and painters stopped work on jobs across the state on Monday because of health and safety risks due to the pandemic, union leaders say.
In a recent survey by the International Code Council, 26% of the more than 1,150 code-official respondents report building departments have received requests for permits for COVID-19-related facilities, including in temporary structures in alternative locations, such as school gymnasiums, hotels, outpatient surgical centers or in pop-structures in parking lots.
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