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As the Plaza Cubes family, we have taken various measures at all locations to prevent the health threat posed by the World Health Organization against Coronavirus (COVID-19), which is accepted as a global epidemic (pandemic) and affects our country.
How Do We Keep Your Business Safe With Covid Precautions In Our Offices?
Covid-19 pandemic epidemic directly or indirectly affected different companies from many sectors. In this process of being affected, we realized once again that we are united and that we can overcome difficult situations better.
We can understand how important the process is to be managed properly in order for life to return to normal. At Plaza Cubes, we have been following and implementing every precaution from the very first day in order to ensure that all companies that manage their business either from our virtual office or our ready-made offices can easily survive this period, feel themselves and their team safe and focus on their business. We wanted to tell you in detail about our measures to be more descriptive!
Would you like to know the precautions we take in our Plaza Cubes offices?
1. We started to apply disinfection process with Nano Technology in our locations between March 17-21. With these processes, it will continue to be done in 3-month periods.
2. Diversey Suma Bac D10 surface disinfectant is used for cleaning all surfaces in common areas and offices.
3. Our Dermosept Hand Disinfectant product is available in our Lobbies.
4. We started to use antiseptic sticky mats used in hospitals at the entrance of the offices. Everyone coming from outside will enter our offices by pressing on them.
5. Before entering the office, mask and gloves waste boxes coming from outside were created.
6. Consultation staff take all packages and parcels coming from the cargo using disposable gloves and clean the surfaces of the cargo packages with Dermosept Tools AF disinfectant (squeezed to the entire package surface 30 cm away and wipe with a dry tissue).
7. All of our friends definitely set a distance from the people they communicate with.
8. After all personal contact with our friends or with bare hands, hands must be disinfected with soap or solution.
9. Cleaning and catering personnel definitely use gloves and masks.
10. The materials used in the Kitchen and Lounge areas are collected by the service personnel every evening, and they are washed in a dishwasher after passing them through a mixture bowl prepared by adding a little bleach to a bowl filled with water.
11. As Plaza Cubes team, all our precautions have been taken and our teams have been informed in detail about the fight against epidemic disease.
12. In the meeting rooms, we reduced the person capacity by half and made it suitable for the social distance rule.
13. We also halved the capacity in our lounge areas so that our customers using this area can work comfortably in accordance with the social distance rule.
14. We divided the large tables in lounge areas with plexiglass divider panels.
15. Plexi separation work is carried out in the entrance lobby and all our lounge areas.
16. Disinfection stations where you can disinfect your hands at door entrances and exits.
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17. The entrances to the building are done with a thermal camera and a heat meter within the scope of the measures. People with high fever are not taken into the building.
18. Everybody has to walk through the mask in the building and they are supervised by the plaza staff.
19. Capacities are reduced in building elevators, waiting areas are determined and marked with a sticker.
Below are our answers to FAQ (frequently asked questions) related to air conditioning filters. We ask you to review!
Some information about air conditioning filtration is provided both in the press and on social media. We wanted to share the detailed question and answer information provided by the NAFA (National Air Filtration Association) with you so that you have more detailed information on this subject.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) About Covid-19 (Corona Virus) and Air Filtration
What You Need to Know to Keep You and Your Building Safe
- Can building air filtration protect me from receiving Covid-19?
- Which filter should I use to protect the building from Covid-19?
- Why don’t I just use the highest efficient filter I can find?
- I know hospitals have good filtering, why don’t we all just use such systems?
- What do you think about ultraviolet (UV) lamps?
While we are all socially in the middle of the Covid-19 outbreak and we are at home, some may be asking what else they can do to be safer and take more precautions. While hand washing and hygiene remain the most effective way to limit the spread of the virus, conflicting information about the role and effectiveness of air filters is emerging.
Toronto University’s Department of Civil Engineering and Mining Professor and indoor air quality expert, Prof. Jeffrey Siegel, says, “It is important for people to understand how air filtration systems should work.” “Some may be afraid of the situation we are facing right now, but the best way to protect ourselves, our families, and our communities is evidence-based information.”
Can Building Air Filtration Protect Me from Getting Covid-19?
Filtration in building heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems can be part of a general risk reduction approach, but it is not generally seen as a standalone solution.
While there is no direct scientific evidence, it is believed that filters have the ability to filter particles containing the SARS-CoV-2 virus. For filters to have any effect on disease transmission, air transmission must occur, filters must be properly installed and maintained to process recirculated air, and filters must be appropriately designed for the building. Furthermore, in most buildings and in most situations, filters are never more important than other infection control measures such as social distancing, hand washing, and social distancing.
What Type of Filter Should I Use to Protect Against Covid-19 in Plazas?
There is no clear answer to this question regarding the nature of particles and droplets containing SARS-CoV-2. Properly installed high-efficiency filters can capture particles of the relevant size depending on their installed capture efficiency, but current information is not sufficient to fully answer this question.
Why Aren’t High-Efficiency Filters That Are Available Everywhere Used?
High-efficiency filters may be suitable for your building, but they can also be inefficient. A high-efficiency filter can cause a high initial pressure drop and can load with dust and particles very quickly, so filter maintenance is required every 6 months. A high-pressure drop filter (whether new or loaded quickly) can allow more air to bypass the filter when not properly installed and sealed, depending on the design of your system. Depending on the system’s design, a high-pressure drop filter can also make the filter less effective by reducing the amount of air delivered to the environment and can cause other problems in other parts of the HVAC system. Most importantly, in many residential and some light commercial systems, the fan in the system does not run frequently, and filter efficiency may not be a problem.
We Hear That Hospitals Have Good Filtration, Why Aren’t Such Systems Used in Every Building?
Hospitals (and many healthcare facilities) have specially designed mechanical systems that can meet the filtration levels they need. To maximize the filtration advantage, they often rely on other systems and control strategies (e.g., UV lamps, humidity control, airflow management). Most importantly, they have specialized staff to operate and maintain this equipment to provide the greatest benefit.
What Are the Benefits of Ultraviolet (UV) Lamps?
Filtration has often been observed to reduce infections caused by other viruses when used in conjunction with proper filtration, humidity control, and airflow management. The details of the system are very important (e.g., fixture design, lamp type, lamp placement, airflow quantity, and mixing, etc.). It has been proven that adding UV to an existing system without considering these factors has no benefit.
Doesn’t Air Filtration Require the Airborne Droplets That Cause Covid-19 to Be Transported?
Yes, most public health guidance suggests that Covid-19 transmission is predominantly associated with large droplets. Therefore, air filtration is only a part of the solution as it does not address transmission from surface contact or close contact between individuals. However, A) droplets can remain in the air for an extended period (hours under some conditions), B) droplets can change in size depending on a variety of factors, including their composition and the relative humidity of the surrounding air (low relative humidity), which can make them smaller, and C) DNA and RNA from other viruses associated with droplets have been found in used filters. This also demonstrates the importance of filter systems.
Professor of the University of Toronto Civil and Mining Engineering Department and indoor air quality expert. “It is important for people to understand how air filtration systems should work,” says Jeffrey Siegel. “Some may be afraid of what we are facing now, but evidence-based information is the best way to protect ourselves, our families, and our communities.”
Can Building Air Filtration Protect Me from Taking Covid-19?
Filtration in building heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems can be part of a general risk reduction approach, but is generally not considered a solution by itself.
Filters are thought to have the ability to filter out particles containing the SARS-CoV-2 virus, although there is no direct scientific evidence of benefit. In order for the filters to have any effect on the transmission of infectious diseases, airborne transmission must take place, filters must be properly installed and maintained in systems suitable for processing circulation air, and the filters must be designed appropriately for the building. More importantly, in most buildings and in most cases, filters are never more important than other infection control measures such as social distancing, social distance and hand washing.
Which filter should I use to protect from Covid-19 in plazas?
There is no clear answer to this question known about the nature of particles and droplets containing SARS-CoV-2 and the above-mentioned issues. Properly installed high-efficiency filters can pick up particles of the relevant size depending on their installed capture efficiencies, but the available information is still not at a level to fully answer this question.
Why Is The Highest Efficiency Filter Available Everywhere?
High efficiency filters may be suitable for your building, but they can also be inefficient. A high efficiency filter causes a high initial pressure drop and can be loaded very quickly with dust and particles, so filter maintenance is required every 6 months. A high-pressure drip filter (as it was when it was new or it was installed quickly) can cause more air to get caught in the filter when it is not properly installed and closed well.
Depending on the design of your system, a high pressure drip filter can also reduce the amount of air delivered to the environment, making the filter less effective and causing other problems in other parts of the HVAC system. Most importantly, in many residential and some light commercial systems, the fan in the system does not work very often and the efficiency of the filter can be a problem.
We Hear Hospitals Have Good Filtering, Why Not Just Such Systems Are Used In Every Building?
Hospitals (and many health facilities) have specially designed mechanical systems that can meet the levels of filtration they need. It often relies on other systems and control strategies (eg UV lamps, humidity control, airflow management) to maximize the filtering advantage. Most importantly, they have special staff who operate and maintain this equipment to get the most benefit.
What Are the Benefits of Ultraviolet (UV) Lamp?
It has been observed that a properly designed and maintained UV system, generally compatible with filtration, humidity control and airflow management, reduces infections from other viruses. The details of the system are very important (eg fixture design, lamp type, lamp placement airflow quantity and mixing etc.). It has been proven that adding UV to an existing system is not useful without considering these factors.
Shouldn’t the droplets causing Covid-19 be carried by air for the filtration to work?
Yes, services that provide guidance for most public health show that Covid-19 transmission is predominantly associated with large droplets. Therefore, air filtration is only a small part of a solution, as it usually does not address transmission from surface contact or close contact between individuals. However, the fact that the droplets can remain in the air for a long time (eg, hours under certain conditions) b) the droplets vary in size depending on a number of factors, including their composition and the relative humidity (low relative humidity) of the air around them. External factors can cause the droplets and particles to be smaller. In addition, DNA and RNA from other viruses, often associated with droplets, have been found in used filters. This shows how important filter systems are.
Plaza Cubes Filter and Ventilation
- In the plazas we are in, air conditioning systems are made with 100% fresh air. Fresh air is delivered directly to our offices.
- Fresh air coming from the plazas we are in is not mixed with any other air.
- Periodic filter maintenance is carried out in 3 to 6 month periods.
- Filters are cleaned with hygienic air conditioner cleaning materials.
- Legionella tablets are placed in drain pans. Thanks to this hygienic cleaning, we get rid of bacteria.