Firm Management during the COVID-19 Crisis

 

AIAU: “Architect’s Guide to Business Continuity” – FREE Webinar (No LUs)
From climate impacts and ransomware to staff absences and the everyday challenges of fragile power grids and internet services, the Architect’s Guide to Business Continuity helps firms become more resilient.  The guide shares lessons learned from previously impacted firms, builds on and adapts business continuity best practices specifically for the building industry, and helps firms remain open in the face of disruption. ______

Communications and Temp Policies in Response to COVID-19 – Living Document
As architects scrambled to adopt policies in a rapidly changing environment due to COVID-19, the team at the Practice of Architecture saw a need to create a living resource to illustrate how firms are responding to keep their practices open, and what we can learn – quickly – from one another as a community.

This living document was started on Monday, March 16 2020 by Practice of Architecture in response to a simple tweet asking firms to share policies that they have already shared with their staff and clients.
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How Architecture Firms Are Responding to COVID-19 – March 24, 2020
Practitioners across the country offer insight on the impact of the novel coronavirus on their staff, operations, and projects. ______

CDC Recommendations for Cleaning & Disinfecting – March 19, 2020 ______

How COVID-19 Will Impact the Built Environment – March 18, 2020
Architectural Digest ______

AIA’s Robert Ivy Issues Guidance for Firms Coping with COVID-19 Fall Out – March 18, 2020
AIA’s Executive Vice President Robert Ivy has penned a letter to AIA members. Image courtesy of the American Institute of Architects. ______

Running a Virtual Architecture Practice With Jennifer Kretschmer, AIA – March 17, 2020
Archinet (Digital Publication) ______

Tactics for Minimizing COVID-19 Transmission in the Built Environment – March 16, 2020
Architect Magazine ______

US Dept. of Labor: Fair Labor Standards Act & COVID-19 – March 2020 ______

US Dept. of Labor: Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Employer Paid Leave Requirements) – March 2020 ______

AIA Knowledge Communities: Small Firm Exchange (Coronavirus Topic) – March 2020 ______

An Architects Guide to Virtual Practice – AIA Trust ______

Navigating the Economy: Architects Weather Ebb and Flow of Projects – May 9, 2009
Firms seek alternatives to projects that are slowed up or on-hold ______

Reliable FREE Conference Call System for Smaller Firms that do not have ZOOM or GotoMeeting – Always Available ______