NYC landlords move to help tenants breathe easier in post-COVID office

The May edition of the BOMA New York virtual Lunch & Learn webinar series delivered a look at one of the most influential issues that will shape the post-COVID workplace – indoor air quality – aka IAQ.

BOMA New York’s guest experts were Michael Aisner, SVP of Property Management for RXR Realty; and Edward Einhaus, Head of Northeast Operations at iES MACH, a leading building technology firm. Aisner set the stage with a quote: “COVID opened the eyes of the world to IAQ.”

Einhaus said that prior to the pandemic, “Landlords, maybe, tested their IAQ twice a year. They checked the box and got a letter that they could show to their tenants.”

Today, of course, that has changed for the better. Aisner, whose firm adopted a real-time holistic management approach to healthy buildings and sustainability across their entire portfolio even before the COVID pandemic, said, “What should a good landlord do? Get responsible about understanding IAQ and take a holistic view. In order to create a protected environment, you need to understand the variables that drive wellness.”…

SOURCE - REW Online July 7,2021