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April 7, 2020

Mitigating COVID-19 Exposure at Your Property

By Joseph Derhake, PE

Once Your Building Has a Confirmed COVID-19 Case, What Should You Do?

The flood of coronavirus information can be paralyzing, but when the crisis hits home with a confirmed COVID-19 exposure in one of your buildings, you need to take action. In the month to come, the number of confirmed cases will grow, as will the likelihood that an infectious individual enters your building. The time to develop a measured response to this situation is now. Once you’ve taken steps to inform and protect your occupants, what can you do to mitigate the situation and get your property ready for re-occupancy?

I posed this question to Ben Jelin, Ph.D., CIH, CSP, who’s worked with several property owners to support re-occupation after a COVID-19 exposure.

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About the Authors

Joseph Derhake, PE

Chief Executive Officer

Joe Derhake, PE, serves as CEO of Partner Engineering and Science, a global environmental, engineering, and energy consulting firm. A registered Professional Engineer for over 25 years, Mr. Derhake has touched thousands of commercial real estate projects, from development and transactional due diligence to site remediation, asset optimization, ESG initiatives and more. His clientele includes many of the world’s largest lenders, real estate investors, and corporations. Mr. Derhake is a registered civil engineer in multiple states. He holds a bachelors degree in civil engineering from Michigan State University and Masters in Business Administration from University of Southern California.

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Joseph Derhake, PE
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