COVID-19

Companies and building managers can access free resources at the Code Council’s Coronavirus Response Center. Washington, D.C. – As local and state governments are beginning a phased reopening of their economies, the International Code Council has compiled a guide of safety precautions and considerations for businesses looking to resume in-office activities. Acting as an aggregate Read more

ServiceTitan joins the effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 by providing safety masks to contractors and Southern California hospitals  ServiceTitan will donate 100,000 masks to hospitals and essential trade businesses as part of the global effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. The company is donating 30,000 much-needed KN95 masks to hospitals in the Read more

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing commercial buildings such as day care facilities, hotels, schools and health clubs to remain closed for abnormally long periods. When the coast is clear to begin reopening, ensuring safe and sanitary plumbing water will be of utmost importance. Plumbing systems left idle can be susceptible to harmful bacteria such as Read more

According to Robert O’Brien, owner at Technical Heating Co., in Mount Sinai, NY, he’s currently spending 80 percent less time working than usual. With New York appearing to be ground zero of the US COVID-19 threat, the company – and many other HVAC and mechanical contracting firms in the area – is responding to emergency Read more

Newport News, Va. — Healthcare workers have been on the frontlines of responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, making them particularly vulnerable to contracting the virus. At Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News, Virginia, the fight is no different. The hospital was confronted with a challenge that many other facilities are faced with: how can healthcare Read more