隨著新冠肺炎疫情持續(xù)發(fā)展，有的國家希望可以通過采取謹慎的措施重新開放辦公寫字樓，而由于社交距離的要求，大部分國家也認識到全球正面臨著一種“新常態(tài)”。據(jù)《每日郵報》在5月8日的報道，澳大利亞工作安全委員會建議人們在搭乘電梯時保持1.5米的距離。確實，沒有哪里預計會比摩天大樓的大堂更值得關(guān)注了，因為人們不得不聚集在這里等電梯。這意味著在很多時候，一臺電梯里只能同時搭乘兩名乘客。Futurespace設(shè)計公司總經(jīng)理Angela Ferguson說道，考慮到電梯多設(shè)計為限載10人，現(xiàn)在把搭乘人數(shù)降為兩人，意味著每個工作日辦公樓里只有10%的人能有效地乘坐電梯。而負責管理數(shù)百座建筑的JLL公司的Richard Fennell，稱此舉很可能會讓等電梯的隊伍更長，而且每層都需要安排安保人員確?？仗莼氐酱筇?。Quartz在5月7日報道，美國舊金山的Salesforce軟件公司計劃讓員工每天下班前都“簽到”，以取得一張規(guī)定特定時間搭乘電梯的“票”。“這幾乎和去迪士尼玩需要預約是一樣的”，公司CEO Marc Benioff說道。

COVID-19 EXPECTED TO CREATE BOTTLENECKS FOR ELEVATORS

With some companies hoping to reopen office buildings in careful steps as the coronavirus pandemic continues, many are acknowledging that the world is facing a “new normal” in light of social-distancing requirements. Nowhere is this expected to be more noticeable than in skyscraper lobbies, as mass gatherings of people will be forced to wait for elevator service. For example, the Daily Mail reported on May 8 that Safe Work Australia is recommending people maintain a 1.5-m distance from others inside elevators. In many instances, this will mean no more than two people per car at any time. Angela Ferguson, managing director of design firm Futurespace, said that, considering an elevator designed to carry 10 people, limiting it to two would mean only 10% of the building’s occupants could be efficiently “moved” during a typical workday. Richard Fennell of JLL, a company that manages hundreds of buildings, said the procedure will likely involve staff to enforce elevator queues and that security guards may be stationed on every floor to ensure empty cars are sent back down. Meanwhile, Quartz reported on May 7 that San Francisco-based global software company Salesforce plans to have employees “check in” for work before leaving home, at which time they will receive a “ticket” for a specific time to ride the elevator, “much in the same way that you would arrive at Disney for a ride,” CEO Marc Benioff said.