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COVID-19 , Fitness Centers , China/epidemiology , Hong Kong/epidemiology , Humans , SARS-CoV-2ABSTRACT
The sudden outbreak of COVID-19 has caused a surge in medical demand. It has inspired people to continuously explore how to transform public buildings such as gymnasiums in a fast, low-cost and green way during emergencies. The article studies the feasibility of applying gymnasium to sudden public events, discusses the design methods for the renovation of gymnasium space, water supply and drainage system, ventilation system and intelligent system in emergency situations. The focus is on preventing cross-contamination, preventing backflow contamination, pressure shaving, airflow organization, and system control. Through these design methods, the gymnasium has the characteristics of efficient, adaptable and inclusive epidemic prevention. The application prospect of green building technology in emergency reconstruction was explored, and a reference is put forward for the design and reconstruction of gymnasiums in the post-epidemic era with “combination of epidemic control” and improving the resilience space of gymnasiums. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.