BOMA International Re-Opening Resources:
The Impact of COVID-19 on Operating Expense Pass-Throughs in Commercial Real Estate
BOMA International will continue to monitor this issue as it develops, and resources will be posted regularly to www.boma.org/coronavirus.
Members should refer to the CDC and World Health Organization (WHO) for up-to-the-minute updates and best practices.
GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS:
Guidance Document #6 |
Guidance Document #5 |
Guidance Document #4 Updated May 1, 2020 |
Guidance Document #3 |
COVID-19 Preparedness Checklist |
What You Need to Know: Novel Coronavirus |
WEBINARS
CRE Leader Insights
- Maintaining Indoor Air Quality (9/28/20)
BOMA Georgia
- Operations Budgets on the Rise (8/12/20)
- The Future of Sustainability in Response to COVID-19 (6/11/20)
BOMA International
- Getting Back to Work: Preparing Buildings for Re-entry Amid COVID-19 Log-in required. (5/8/20)
- Re-occupancy in an Evolving Business Landscape - Things You Need To Know For Your Building (4/29/20)
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COVID-19: Maintaining Building Operations During Shutdown and Preparing for Re-Occupancy (4/8/20)
- COVID-19: Risk Mitigation, Planning and Preparing for Re-Occupancy (4/8/20)
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Summary of Provisions in the CARE Act
Local and State Resources:
- New York COVID-19 Information Hub
- NYC COVID-19 Citywide Information Portal
- Watch Governor Cuomo's Updates and Announcements each day on the Governor's YouTube channel.
Governor Cuomo's Executive Orders
Federal and World Resources:
FEMA Advisory - Coronavirus Pandemic Response: Exercise Starter Kit (5/13/20)
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
- How COVID-19 Spreads (10/5/20)
- Decision Tree Guidance Documents: Basic tips that serve as a checklists before reopening (5/14/20):
-School Decision Tree
-Workplace Decision Tree
-Restaurants and Bars Decision Tree
-Youth Programs and Camps Decision Tree
-Child Care Programs Decision Tree
-Mass Transit Decision Tree
- Cleaning and Disinfecting Guidance
- Interim Guidance for Business and Employers
- Guide to Handwashing
- Printable Fact Sheets
- Cleaning and Disinfecting for Community Facilities
World Health Organization (WHO):
CARES Act Relief Provisions:
- The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) and National Retail Federation (NRF): “A Blueprint for Shopping Safe,” a plan to help guide a uniform reemergence of retail around the country. The plan includes three phases: a strategy for e-commerce, curbside pickup, and delivery; a reopening process with social distancing protocols defined; and a gradual lifting of restrictions. (4/27/20)
- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) posted an updated and expanded technical assistance publication addressing questions arising under the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Laws related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The publication, “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws” expands on a previous publication that focused on the ADA and Rehabilitation Act, and adds questions-and-answers on testing, medical exams, and essential workers. (4/27/20)
- U.S. Food & Drug Administration: Best Practices for Retail Food Stores, Restaurants and Food Pick-Up/Delivery Services during COVID-19 Pandemic (4/21/20)
Webinars and Other Resources:
- ASHRAE: Message from the President, Darryl Boyce
- Cushman & Wakefield: Recovery Readiness: A How-To Guide for Reopening Your Workplace
- CBRE: Reopening the World's Workplaces
- JLL: COVID-19: Global Real Estate Implications
BOMA Georgia webinars:
- Operational Savings in a Time of Low Census: this webinar explores the tactics that some property management and building operations staff are implementing to cut costs at their properties in response to a lower building utilization rate. It also highlights some efforts property managers and building engineers can take in conducting maintenance and preparing for a large number of tenants to return to work in office buildings (4/16/20).
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Two-part video series on maintaining a hopeful outlook through COVID-19: Maintaining Hope in the Face of COVID-19 (4/7/20) and Hopeful, Historical Perspective on COVID-19 (4/13/20)
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Dealing with Stress and Significant Work Hours in a Crisis (4/15/20)
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Long-Term Uncertainty and the Decision-Making Process (3/30/20)
Insights on re-occupancy video from BOMA China - produced by BOMA Canada - "Coronavirus - The Re-Occupancy View from China and Canada" (4/14/20)