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As part of the return to campus plan [1] the University has transitioned to full pre-COVID-19 occupancy at all Yale buildings. Learn more about the measures taken to ensure a safe working  environment onsite and your department’s compliance with current standards.

What to Expect

  • Building infrastructure, including air ventilation and filtration [2], has been optimized for Yale spaces based on current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) guidelines [3].
  • Facilities’ Services are cleaning and disinfecting all University spaces in accordance with current CDC guidance and in alignment with Yale’s Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) and Public Health Committee approvals. Please refer to the levels of building cleaning [4] for details.

Other Important Information

  • Occupants, please contact your Facilities superintendent [5] to plan your return to work at the University and address any questions specific to your building.
  • Facilities contractors and vendors will need to continue daily check-ins [6].
  • Testing sites can be found on campus [7] for anyone who requires the service.
  • Refer to EHS [8] for exceptions to normal occupancy that may be warranted depending on Yale, state, and federal guidelines.

Questions

  • Please review Facilities FAQs [9] for more information before submitting your question(s).
  • Couldn’t find your answer? Submit facilities-related COVID-19 questions [10].

Source URL:https://facilities.yale.edu/returning-yale-facilities-information

Links
[1] https://your.yale.edu/work-yale/workplace-guidance/workplace-announcements/return-campus-update-0 [2] https://facilities.yale.edu/returning-yale-facilities-information/air-ventilation-and-filtration [3] https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/more/science-and-research/surface-transmission.html [4] https://facilities.yale.edu/returning-yale/levels-building-cleaning [5] https://facilities.yale.edu/services/building-superintendents [6] https://java.facilities.yale.edu/frontdesk/ [7] https://covid19.yale.edu/screening [8] https://ehs.yale.edu/ [9] https://facilities.yale.edu/returning-yale-facilities-information/frequently-asked-questions [10] https://facilities.yale.edu/covid-19-related-facilities-questions