Fall is around the corner, which means it’s time for educational facilities to get renovations and redesign schools with upgrades to be ready to open up safely come September. With COVID-19, special concern and attention are being placed on sanitation and handwashing. Schools need to ensure their fixtures are easy to clean and sanitize. They
ATS has compiled a through 2020 Barrier-Free Design Guide, to keep you up to date on all the current barrier-free codes throughout Canada. This section focuses on the barrier-free codes for the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon territories. For a complete guide on another region, Return To Canada Wide Barrier-Free Guide! 2020 Barrier-Free
Health officials are stressing the importance of maintaining social distancing even once the stay at home restrictions are lifted. Many healthcare facilities, public spaces, and workplaces will need to be retrofitted to be handsfree, and minimize the contact with surfaces. Social distancing design is key for ensuring safe and healthy workplaces. ATS has a list
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has published an article on 8 Steps to take before opening your business. With many businesses and buildings being closed down for weeks if not months, there could be an opportunity for stagnant or standing water. As a part of your building water management checklist, it is important
The world is living through an unprecedented time and we all have to learn how to make adjustments and implement new practices to ensure safety for all with our Covid-19 design response guide. This blog will provide recommendations on solutions to respond to the construction of rapid delivery healthcare facilities, upgrades to existing healthcare facilities,
With almost three million infected with COVID-19, no healthcare system was prepared for the influx of patients. As such, there is a need to quickly redesign healthcare and create more facilities to keep up with the unprecedented number of patients that require medical assistance. Many convention centers like Javits Center, in New York, or temporary
Whether the project is a new build or retrofitting an existing space, restaurants are subject to special requirements that are not present when dealing with other types of commercial buildings. ATS has helped over 5,000 engineers and architects find the right product for many foodservice applications. From fast-food to fine dining, this is what we
Miami-Dade County recently passed an ordinance requiring HDPE plastic interceptors, in their County, to have a 99% efficiency performance and a solid interceptor in front of every grease interceptor. Keep your building up to code and specify a compliant interceptor with ATS Spec today. Step 1: Log into ATS Spec, find the product under