Building Materials and COVID-19

Introduction

This is a guide containing resources related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the selection of building materials. It contains links to information and guidance from government authorities, professional, trade, and standard organizations, manufacturers, and library resources. In addition, guidance regarding design has been included from relevant guidance bodies. 

Our knowledge of COVID-19 continues to evolve and thus best-practices and design principles will likely continue to change as well. Please contact me with any questions or suggestions of resources to add to this guide by e-mail at bcjohnston@bsu.edu or phone at 765-285-5865.

Keywords

Keywords used to search the various databases and discovery tools for COVID-19 related topics include:

• COVID-19
• Coronavirus
• pandemic
• virus
• transmission
• spread

To narrow our search, we can chain these keywords with more specific keywords such as:

• built environment
• architecture
• interior design
• landscape architecture
• urban planning
• building materials
• finishes
• furnishings
• physical distancing
• sterlization
• ventilation
• cleaning

As an example, "COVID-19 AND interior design" is one example of a search that should net you interior materials discussed in relation to COVID-19.