What you'll learn in this article:

• Increased space for people to maintain social distancing in industrial facilities.
• More ingress and egress points to handle higher utilization rates and enhance safety.
• Enhanced use of technology to reduce human contact and streamline operations.
• The rise of mezzanine levels to facilitate better space utilization and distancing.

COVID's impacts across society will be long-lasting and widespread. Airlines are talking about potentially reversing middle seats in coach class. Schools are considering moving to full-year or partial-week schedules. And industrial spaces are in for major redesigning to suit the needs of a world where we need more space between people, but more density per square foot for production and storage in industrial spaces. What's coming? Here's what we think you'll see in your industrial real estate in a post-coronavirus economy.