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... in the future they will be moving away from openoffice
planning, choosing instead to establish smaller
private office spaces.”
Despite talks of moving back towards cubicles and shields to
keep employees safer, “current projects that DJ Design has are
a mixture of standard ‘closed-door offices’ and open, flex-space
driven more directly by costs and privacy concerns” Smith says.
However, he believes that in the future they will be moving away
from open-office planning, choosing instead to establish smaller
private office spaces.
When asked about CDC recommendations to improve the
building ventilation system to keep employees safe, Smith replied
“we have one client questioning the efficacy of ultra-violet ‘filters’,
but whether it becomes the norm remains to be seen. At the
very least, air-conditioning systems, which are vital in Florida,
will become more highly-filtered and more outside air will be
introduced within.”
Alex Gurtis is a freelance journalist and poet. His
work has appeared in 32805ORLNews, the Orlando
Sentinel, the Daytona Beach News Journal, Zephyr
and Storyteller Magazine.
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