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 # 'First line of defense': COVID Prompts Rethink in Role of Buildings

 

##### By Carey L. Biron, Thomson Reuters Foundation

 

 

 Dec 1, 2020 3:25 PM ET

 [Originally posted on Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-buildings-feat-idUSKBN27Y14W)

From office workers to students, Americans facing colder weather and more time inside have a pressing question: How can they keep safe amid a pandemic that scientists say thrives in indoor settings?  
  
The search for answers has prompted a new look at what architects and their buildings can do to help, both now and in the future.  
  
[Read more via Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-buildings-feat-idUSKBN27Y14W) on how our buildings can help promote health and safety, featuring IWBI president & CEO Rachel Hodgdon.  
  
 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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