Mar 3, 2021
This article originally appeared in the BOMA Ottawa Commercial Space Directory. Read the full publication here.
Just as the 9/11 attacks forever heightened security measures around the world, the global pandemic could have the potential to change the way we think about the sanitization and disinfection of buildings and public spaces.
The devastating health and economic impact of the coronavirus will likely remain in our collective memory for years to come, even post-vaccination.
“Nobody is ever going to take something like this lightly again and say, ‘Oh well, it’s just some kind of flu coming from overseas,’” says Jeffrey Supino, vice-president of strategic development for Allen Maintenance, an Ottawa-based janitorial company that cleans commercial, industrial and institutional buildings. “Cleaning and disinfecting will remain at the forefront of priorities.”