Working with University of California Irvine Beall Applied Innovation, faculty members from The Henry Samueli School of Engineering and the Claire Trevor School of the Arts designed a face shield and assembled and tested prototypes within six days.
The impact of the work stoppage falls heaviest on smaller firms often engaged on several city projects; those architects hoped government jobs would get them through the coronavirus crisis as private clients put projects on hold.
Yurek stressed that the phasedown structure created by the bill would not affect equipment currently installed in homes and businesses nor HFC availability for current or future necessary applications.