CoVID-19 Response

Safety, Community, Sustainability

COVID-19 RESPONSE

Safety, Community, Sustainability

we’re in this together

The AU team is committed to helping you get back to work, but we need your help. We are taking proactive steps to maintain a safe and healthy work environment but we need the active participation of all AU community members to keep our community safe.

Our COVID-19 precautions are based on recommendations by the CDC and Federal/State authorities for how to control the spread of the virus. We continue to monitor these authorities and the advice from public health professionals, and update our guidelines and policies as recommendations evolve.

We are also proud supporters of Durham’s Back on the Bull campaign! The AU team is trained and certified to provide a safe and healthy work environment.

take the pledge

Maintaining a safe and healthy work environment is a cooperative effort. We ask all members to take our community pledge before working in an AU space:
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  • I will not come to the AU if I don’t feel well or have been exposed to COVID
  • I will wash my hands frequently and thoroughly
  • I will wear a mask or face covering in common areas
  • I will encourage safe social distancing

updates and improvements

We have taken the following steps to increase safety and reduce transmission risk throughout our spaces.

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Space improvements
  • Increased fresh air intake in the HVAC ventilation and added MERV-13 filters
  • Rearranged coworking and common areas to encourage social distance
  • Reduced density of meeting spaces, classrooms and elevators
  • Added anti-microbial covering to elevator buttons and other touch points
  • Added hands-free foot pulls to interior doors
  • Added hand sanitizing stations in all shared spaces
health and safety
  • Thorough and frequent cleaning of all AU spaces
  • Providing a free temporal thermometer for member use
  • Placed disinfectant supplies throughout common spaces for member use
  • Promoting regular hand-washing through signage and supplies
  • Providing free face masks for use in common spaces and hallways
  • Providing resources to support safe and effective use of masks (CDC guide, WHO video)
  • Prohibited large gatherings and limited guest traffic