(NewsUSA Staff Writer)
- Miami, Jersey City and other municipalities leading the way to establish health leadership across their public building portfolios.
Citing the need to better protect the health of residents and workers in a post-pandemic world, U.S. cities are embracing important health and safety improvements to public buildings.
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