More than a year after the COVID-19 virus closed buildings around the world, many large facilities are preparing to reopen in the coming months, including universities, gyms, theaters, and office buildings. It's a unique situation, perhaps unprecedented, to have so many facilities all coming back to life at the same time after such a long hiatus. On today's podcast, we speak to fire protection engineer and code expert Bill Koffel about what the reopening looks like from a fire and life safety perspective, as well as the many ways that the pandemic may permanently alter safety standards and our built environment.

Links:

Nfpa.org/coronavirus

csemag.com/articles/nfpa-101-and-covid-19/