Workspace Covid-19 Resilience, Recovery, and Renewal
COVID-19 has affected almost every aspect of global business operations including the commercial real estate industry. For property owners, COVID-19 necessitated quick reactions to a volatile commercial property management landscape. Therefore, our Van Vlissingen property management team has developed a unique COVID-19 resilience, recovery, and renewal strategy to promote safe and efficient commercial properties.
Covid-19 Resilience
For property owners, a commercial real estate investment during the COVID-19 crisis is both a significant asset and a liability. Therefore, for owners, choices made during the COVID-19 pandemic can critically determine the long-term viability of property investments. We are helping owners to create safe and effective COVID-19 resilient workspaces.
We Make Workspaces COVID-19 Resilient
- Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal restrictions, regulations, and laws.
- In coordination with an industrial hygienist, our team provides construction services to facilitate effective screening and employee health in workspaces.
- COVID-19 workplace social distancing and screening reconfigurations
- Workspace separations & cut-off spacing
- Provision spaces with protective hardware, cleaning and sanitizing stations
- Install protective barriers and plastic sheeting for both inter and intra workspace protection
- Social distancing and handwashing Covid-19 resilience reminders
- COVID-19 public space resilience including meeting areas, lunchrooms, restrooms, break rooms, & gyms
- Coordination with businesses in multitenant properties
- Implement access control and improve workplace entry reconfigurations for:
- property common area resilience
- entryway and elevator use
- Improve HVAC system for optimal air movement and filtration
- Supply & refurbish personal protective equipment:
- Soap & paper towels
- Implement sanitization stations
- Installation of personal protective equipment stations including face masks, N95 respirators, gloves, and additional cleaning products
- Protect capital assets and facilities during workspace downtime
- Preempt significant issues that can arise when improperly protecting facility functions and operational assets
- Ensure compliance with property management industry standards, policies, and regulations
- Enhanced property safety and physical monitoring
- Walkthroughs and additional security monitoring of vacated workplaces
- Shutdown risky public spaces and workplace liabilities
- Installation of property electronic monitoring and key access
- COVID-19 workplace social distancing and screening reconfigurations
Covid-19 Recovery
The COVID-19 property management transition from emergency response to stable operations requires careful review and detailed execution. In contrast to previous recessions and crises, the vast period of restricted business operations and the significant economic hardships create leave less room for error. As a consequence, we will develop a sound strategy for restarting your property during the COVID-19 recovery period designed to maximize value and limit risk.
We Recover COVID-19 Workspaces
- 24-Hour / 365 workplace adjustments as staff transitions back on-site
- Ensure compliance with all local, state, and federal restrictions, regulations, and laws during the startup phase of property recovery and the transition back to business
- Maintain or remove commercial virus screening and distancing workspace configurations including: Face-to-face barriers, reception desks, counters, cafeteria services, and furniture arrangements
- Adjust entryway controls as staff and customers begin to return to the workplace including: update security card access, elevator usage, protective systems for admitting customers, and coordinated use of common spaces
- Maintain/reconfigure HVAC systems for optimal air movement and filtration
- Supply & refurbish personal protective equipment:
- Soap & paper towels
- Maintain sanitization stations
- Maintain personal protective equipment stations including face masks, N95 respirators, gloves, and additional cleaning products
- Continue to monitor and protect capital assets and facilities during downtime as the staff returns to the workplace
- Restart facility functions and operational assets
- Ensure compliance with property management industry standards, policies, and regulations during the process of restarting commercial workspace operations
- Prepare commercial operations vendors or establishing new vendor relationships as on-site business operations begin to normalize
- Structure reverse-engineering and plan the restart of normalized business operations
- Based on the extent of the shutdown, strategize a plan to bring your onsite facilities back to operation
- In the case of a hard start, our team will coordinate with licensed specialists to ensure efficient operation of facilities including power, HVAC, life safety, and security systems
- Full-review of property to ensure site readiness and efficiency including all:
- Based on the extent of the shutdown, strategize a plan to bring your onsite facilities back to operation
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- Entrances & windows for tampering: locks, hinges, frames, doors, skylights, roof hatches, and windows are in good repair and operational
- Sprinkler, power control, and life safety functionality
- Card access and security monitoring
- Critical battery, electric components, internet access, and onsite data storage
- All protective relays and circuit breaker devices have been tested and calibrated
- Waste buildup and hazardous material removal
- Check all fuel sources for the buildup of impurities
- Roof, gutter, and drain inspections and cleaning
- Inspect all critical boilers, pumps, chillers, cooling towers, ventilation, and support equipment to make sure that they are all in good operating condition
- Full specialist review of all critical equipment
- Maintain enhanced property safety and physical monitoring
- Vacated workplace walkthroughs and additional security monitoring
- Phased opening of risky public spaces and workplace liabilities
- Improved property electronic monitoring and key access
Covid-19 Renewal
The pre-COVID-19 world is behind us, and going forward workspaces will never be the same. However, the new commercial property management reality gives owners the opportunity to build a brighter future. We can help you reimagine your workplace and commercial property by retrofitting, restructuring, or even completely transforming your workspace. The Van Vlissingen Team is ready to position your organization for the future success!
We Renew Workspaces
- Ensure compliance with all local, state, and federal restrictions, regulations, and laws during the startup and renewal phase of your property recovery and transition back to business
- Long-term workspace reconfigurations and remodels including: office, warehouse, industrial, lab, and common area reconfigurations
- Recalibrate or establish new vendor relationships and agreements
- Strategize property operational management based on evolving property needs
- Operations and maintenance optimization
- Upgrade, retrofit, and construction management of public spaces (cafeteria, washroom, entryways)
- Retrofit and update critical equipment and facilities including:
- Retrofit exterior lighting for increased security and efficiency
- Retrofit interior lighting for increased energy efficiency
- Retrofit washrooms for energy and water efficiency
- Seal air leaks in floors, walls, ceilings, windows, and doors to improve energy efficiency
- Roof repair, insulation, and skylight repair
- Installation of programmable thermostats and HVAC retrofits
- Energy-efficient hot water heater replacement and repair
- Space utilization management
