WELL Health-Safety Ratings for Building Prevention Against Coronavirus

WELL is the leading Health-Safety certification system designed for building to help owners provide the required guidance and third-party verification process for adapting to the aftermath of the Coronavirus pandemic. The WELL Building Standards include features that aid in preventing, not only the spread of COVID-19, but also are effective against most of the common germs, bacteria and fungi.

This NYE article highlights the hidden forms of construction waste and help understand how they can be effectively eliminated. It also highlights the effectiveness of BIM in not only design layout, but also waste management.

This NYE article focuses on how adapting to emergency situations like COVID-19 along with rising environmental concerns will shape the construction industry permanently in the near future.

This NYE article mentions how modular construction overcomes the hurdles faced in traditional construction and enable project owners to save up to 50% time-frame for completing the building project.

There are many emerging technologies that can enhance all steps of the construction process, while improving safety. These include project supervision with drones, cloud services for construction equipment, augmented reality, and prefabricated building components.

This NYE article emphasizes on how improving energy efficiency can cut down the greenhouse gases emissions by building sector greatly and also allow building owners improve air quality while reducing energy costs.

Drone Technology, also known as UAV, is proving to be one of the most adopted construction technologies by helping project managers from site evaluation stage to renovation stage with a high level of data accuracy.

This NYE article mentions how Artificial Intelligence (AI) helps in improving the performance and efficiency of HVAC systems for a much suitable indoor environmental quality. AI can also be used for improving energy efficiency and reducing the overall cost.

This NYE article emphasizes on how switching to green buildings and green designs are the important to reduce the environmental footprint of buildings along with techniques and materials that can help with environmental conservation and sustainability.

COVID-19 outbreak has seriously limited the construction activities globally. This article summarizes actions that will help construction companies adapt to emergency situations and prepare for the next normal.

Energy Consumption is one of the most important factors for reducing the environmental footprint and also for increasing the building energy efficiency to cut down the overall investment. When opting for building energy efficiency measures, energy modelling can be a very powerful tool.

When it comes to construction projects, Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) systems represent most of the project budget for component layout, renovations and infrastructure upgrades. To ensure high performing building systems, it is very important to choose the right MEP engineering firm.

This NYE article emphasizes on how digital construction documents overcome the traditional construction drawings issues and enables project personnel with accurate design for renovations as well as retrofits.

Sustainability and resilience are vast topics, and the construction industry is continuously researching and incorporating them. Is the synergy between resilient design and sustainability possible? Or is resilience the new sustainability.

Geotextile in a synthetic permeable material used to improve the soil characteristics in civil construction projects. Geotextiles are large sheets that binds the earth soil strongly and prevent it from damage during rainy days, and make poor soil more suitable for construction projects.

This NYE article emphasizes on how a building Digital Twin helps building owners to maximize the credits required for a LEED certification. Along with the certification, a digital twin also assists with improving the overall performance and component efficiency of the building.

This article emphasizes on factors that affect the work productivity and efficiency, and how they can be tackled by controlling and managing indoor temperature to maximize human comfort.

Masonry consists of building structures from single units that are laid and bound together with mortar. Brick, stone and concrete blocks are the most common materials used in masonry construction.

The Coronavirus outbreak resulted in many buildings being empty or partially vacant. This article focuses on the rising health and safety concerns associated with reopening buildings after months, and how MEP engineering can help tackle these issues.