At Berliner Architects we love the flexibility of working at home, but we all agree: nothing beats in-person collaboration and teamwork. With that being said, we are taking every step and every precaution to get our team back in the office safely.
Berliner Architects has made it a goal to get the whole team working on laptops. The ability for employees to easily transition between working remotely and in the office is a huge benefit. Based on their comfort level, many of our team members cycle in and out of the office on a daily basis for meetings, utilization of office resources or for a simple change of scenery.
Let’s head to the Berliner Architects’ office, don’t forget your mask (although, if you do, we have extras)!
Office security has always been a priority. We’ve modified our keypad door lock to be touchless. Now each employee will have a key fob that will unlock the door without utilizing the numbered key pad.
A new path of travel within the office has been established to ensure distance between employees while up-and-about. Additionally, team members are required to wear a mask any time they step away from their desk.
In the restrooms, new touchless soap dispensers have been installed to replace the former manually-operated ones.
To reduce recycled air, HVAC upgrades have been preformed. Now, much of the air cycling through the office is fresh from the outdoors. In addition, new Merv-13 filters are being utilized to ensure the cleanliness of the air being circulated.
We’ve moved some of the conference room furniture to the open office to allow people to have small collaboration meetings at a reasonable distance. This includes our conference room computer and screen to allow for drawing coordination.
A new seating arrangement is being utilized to maximize distance between workstations. Where possible, the desks have been left empty in an attempt to mitigate side-by-side seating.
However, there are a few locations where neighboring workstations are both in use. In these instances, plexiglass dividers have been installed between desks.
