As we move through summer and toward the winter heating season, infectious disease experts forecast a gloomy upward trend for COVID-19 cases.
When the infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 became clear earlier this year, we were told to vacate our offices, schools, and fitness centers and stay at home. The clear message was that occupied indoor environments could hasten to the spread of the virus through one transmission route or another. As public buildings now tentatively open up, engineers and building managers suddenly find themselves adding “public health protectors” to their job descriptions and “testing and balancing” humans to their skill sets.