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By Jessica Goldbogen Harlan
Brave
New W
COVID-19 could
change zoning
and code regulations
for the better
In late March, as New York state's
COVID-19 cases soared, the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers took over the
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in
New York for use as a medical facility.
The choice was a no-brainer: "We
do 175 to 200 events a year," says
Alan Steel, president and CEO of the
New York Convention Center Operating
Corporation, which runs the Javits
Center. "In some respects, building a
hospital is just the same as building
a trade show floor. There are different
components, elements, and timetables,
but every show is also different.
For temporary use, our space can be
anything you can think of."
Indeed, the 2.1 million-square-foot
building (of which 840,000 square
feet is exhibition space) that's perched
on the edge of Manhattan is a blank
slate, and it met all the building
codes necessary for its temporary
transformation. Steel says the only
thing needed to meet all the medical
standards was to install HEPA filters
on its air conditioning system. The
facility could ultimately hold some
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2,500 beds, laid out in a way that
maintains the adequate distancing
recommended to prevent the spread
of the infection.
Whether it's convention centers being
pressed into service as temporary
hospitals; a restaurant using its nowunoccupied seating area to set up a
makeshift supermarket selling toilet
paper, all-purpose flour, and other
necessities; or dining room tables in
homes across the country now serving
as remote classrooms, our pandemic
reality has illuminated the need for
flexible spaces that can pivot to serve
a new purpose should the need arise.
It's also brought to light the importance
of building codes and zoning regulations
that will carry a society comfortably and
safely into any situation that comes its
way-whether it be a natural disaster,
a military attack, or another pandemic.
When the world emerges on the other
side of this crisis, how might these
regulations adapt to meet our new
reality and be prepared for whatever
the future holds?
The Jacob K. Javits Convention
Center was able to quickly and
safely add 2,500 beds to New York's
overwhelmed hospital system.
(Image: Kevin P. Coughlin/State of New York)
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