Labs, Research
Building, renovating and engineering Labs: Six things developers and clients should know
Developing lab facilities is far more complicated than developing most other building types, especially when it comes to MEP engineering.
SUNY Buffalo State College completes final phase of Science & Mathematics complex
20 years in the making—and it proves well worth the wait. The project was completed in October 2020 and includes the much-anticipated planetarium and greenhouse.
The Big Shift: how laboratory design should respond to personalized medicine
Crucial to the success of personalized medicine is the “big shift” away from large-scale pharmaceutical manufacturing to small-scale lab manufacturing.
Seven factors for converting commercial office buildings into research labs
Empty office spaces due to the COVID-19 pandemic are making some want to turn them into research labs, which brings its own unique set of challenges.
10 things developers need to know for the next lab opportunity
The demand for lab space is growing, which can leave designers feeling flummoxed. How can they meet their clients' expectations? Consider these 10 steps.
The impact of science and technology facility design on COVID-19 research
Science and technology facilities designed for Medicago and FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies serve as case studies for how design helps researchers combat health crises like COVID-19 and what makes them effective.
University starts lab operation for COVID-19 mitigation testing
Indiana University has started operating its own labs for COVID-19 testing and will be able to complete 35,000 tests per week.
Design solutions for aging mid-century laboratories
Aging mid-century laboratories continue to be a pressing challenge for institutions across the country and building owners are at a crossroads with what to do with these buildings.
Advice on wet and dry labs from lab design experts
As technology and testing advance, wet labs and dry labs have become more interconnected, but these spaces still have fundamentally different purposes and design considerations.
COVID-19 test developed to deliver results in under an hour
CU Boulder researchers have developed a rapid, portable, saliva-based COVID-19 test able to return results in 45 minutes, which could be deployable in community settings like manufacturing facilities and factories.