"Entering H3, a five-storey building in a western neighbourhood of the Romanian capital, is like learning the steps to a new dance. A flick of the wrist opens the door, and a red line marks the spot at which to stand from where a thermal body camera 2 metres away scans arrivals for signs of fever. Those who are “green-lighted” can follow the tracks to the self-clean lift, step on one of two foot pads and be transported through the building, safe in the knowledge that a UV lighting disinfection system installed in the ventilation shafts is keeping them infection-free between floors.
Anyone whose head flashes red on the screen, however, is whisked away by a plastic-gloved “immune steward” into a nearby quarantine room: a glass box with a panic button and its own internal ventilation system shut off from the rest of the building. A “Viruskiller” apparatus on the wall, boasting three levels of fan strength, promises to remove anything nasty such as pollutants, mould or spores that may be infecting the air, with back up provided by a sanitising UV light on the wall.
This view of the future may alarm some. Modelled on hospital technology, is this sanitised environment a place to which employees will want to return once the pandemic is considered sufficiently under control? In Romania, just as elsewhere in Europe, the majority of office workers were confined to home for much of the past 18 months. Surveys show many are nervous about the prospect of coming back.
“The point is to reassure them. We
don’t want people to panic,” says Gavin Bonner, one of the main
coordinators behind the Immune building standard project, which has
brought together health professionals, architects, engineers, IT and
building managers from around the world to help corporations prepare for
post-pandemic life." (The Guardian)
They don't want people to panic.
I had a different impression in the past 1.5 years.
But we are talking about the time AFTER the pandemic.
(After the pandemic is before the pandemic.)
Imagine you were a multiphobic (top 10 phobias), highly gifted & super intelligent autist who became extremely rich and influential.
Would you
a) accept the world of Homo sapiens as it is & try to get along in it or even adapt?
Or
b) try to adapt the world to your needs, fears & preferences.
The answer is b).
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