Businesses create biosafe havens at the office

The buzzword is biosafety for battered businesses looking to stay safe when a phased return to offices takes place

Dekton antimicrobial and antibacterial surfaces, including tabletops, can be used in the office.
Dekton antimicrobial and antibacterial surfaces, including tabletops, can be used in the office. PHOTO: COSENTINO
Guoco Tower’s full glass facade and the window-wall system allow more sunlight into the building. Sunlight helps to kill germs.
Guoco Tower’s full glass facade allows more sunlight into the building. Sunlight helps to kill germs. PHOTO: GUOCOLAND
Inside each air handling unit, the ultraviolet germicidal irradiation sterilises the air using ultraviolet light that kills microbes such as bacteria and viruses.
Inside each air handling unit, the ultraviolet germicidal irradiation sterilises the air using ultraviolet light that kills microbes such as bacteria and viruses. PHOTO: GUOCOLAND
One of the two air handling units (AHUs) on each floor of Guoco Tower, which prevents crosscontamination between floors. When both AHUs operate at full capacity, the air in the office space is fully circulated five times every hour.
One of the two air handling units (AHUs) on each floor of Guoco Tower, which prevents crosscontamination between floors. When both AHUs operate at full capacity, the air in the office space is fully circulated five times every hour. PHOTO: GUOCOLAND
Chantal Sajan
Senior Correspondent
Updated
Jun 06, 2020, 09:40 PM
Published
May 16, 2020, 05:00 AM
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Mr Alan Teo, director of cleanroom technology company Airtech Singapore, has been washing his hands assiduously 15 to 20 times a day since 1984.

"I'm a serial hand-washer," says Mr Teo, 57, an engineer whose company has been building complex cleanroom environments for governments, private-sector multinational clients as well as hospitals in South-east Asia for more than three decades.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on May 16, 2020, with the headline Businesses create biosafe havens at the office. Subscribe

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