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the 24th annual Lab Design Conference in 2025!

Join us in Denver on May 11-14 to experience the leading business conference
for lab design professionals to learn about sustainable design, industry trends, and more

Featured

Content
Maximizing Lab Efficiency: Cost-Effective Strategies for Small-Scale Renovations
Renovations, Optimization, Sustainability, Diverse Voices
Maximizing Lab Efficiency: Cost-Effective Strategies for Small-Scale Renovations
Renovations, Optimization, Sustainability, Diverse Voices

Lab Design News speaks with Taka Soga, principal at ZGF’s Seattle office, who highlights strategies for optimizing lab spaces through incremental upgrades, emphasizing holistic planning, modularity, energy efficiency, and prioritization of infrastructure improvements to minimize operational disruptions and maximize adaptability

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Renovations, Optimization, Sustainability, Diverse Voices
Designing for the Future: The University of Arizona's Grand Challenges Research Building
Sustainability, Academic Labs, Construction, Features
Designing for the Future: The University of Arizona's Grand Challenges Research Building
Sustainability, Academic Labs, Construction, Features

The University of Arizona's Grand Challenges Research Building exemplifies forward-thinking design, integrating modular flexibility, interdisciplinary collaboration, advanced environmental controls, and sustainable practices to support cutting-edge scientific research and future adaptability

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Sustainability, Academic Labs, Construction, Features
Enhance Your Lab Safety Expertise with Exclusive Lab Design Conference Workshops
Lab Design Conference, Safety, Materials, Fixtures & Furnishings
Enhance Your Lab Safety Expertise with Exclusive Lab Design Conference Workshops
Lab Design Conference, Safety, Materials, Fixtures & Furnishings

Enhance your expertise at the 2025 Lab Design Conference by adding one of two expert-led workshops to your ticket, offering a deeper dive into key topics such as hazard assessment, regulatory compliance, fume hood performance, and sustainable lab safety practices

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Lab Design Conference, Safety, Materials, Fixtures & Furnishings

Latest

Content
Design Like a J.E.D.I: Shaping the Future of Forensic Science
Design Like A J.E.D.I, Op-Ed, Forensic Labs, Diverse Voices
Design Like a J.E.D.I: Shaping the Future of Forensic Science
Design Like A J.E.D.I, Op-Ed, Forensic Labs, Diverse Voices

The transformative power of inclusion, leadership, and human-centric facility design advances diversity, innovation, and operational adaptability in forensic science through visionary leadership and the development of cutting-edge, adaptable laboratory facilities

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Design Like A J.E.D.I, Op-Ed, Forensic Labs, Diverse Voices
Preserving the Past: Fossil Prep Lab Renovations at USU’s Prehistoric Museum
Academic Labs, Paleontology, Expansions, Renovations, Safety
Preserving the Past: Fossil Prep Lab Renovations at USU’s Prehistoric Museum
Academic Labs, Paleontology, Expansions, Renovations, Safety

Utah State University Eastern Prehistoric Museum is fundraising for a phased renovation of its fossil preparation lab to enhance safety, maximize space flexibility, and modernize equipment, ensuring a better environment for staff, students, volunteers, and visitors while continuing its legacy of paleontological discoveries

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Academic Labs, Paleontology, Expansions, Renovations, Safety
Exploring Augmented and Virtual Reality’s Place in the Lab Design Process
Technology, Tools and Products, Materials, Fixtures & Furnishings, Construction, Innovation
Exploring Augmented and Virtual Reality’s Place in the Lab Design Process
Technology, Tools and Products, Materials, Fixtures & Furnishings, Construction, Innovation

Virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) offer promising opportunities in laboratory design by enhancing 3D visualization, optimizing equipment placement, improving stakeholder collaboration, and reducing design errors, though cost-effectiveness remains a barrier to widespread adoption

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Technology, Tools and Products, Materials, Fixtures & Furnishings, Construction, Innovation

Upcoming Events

Events
Webinar: Streamlining Lab Operations: Leveraging Digital Platforms for Scalable, Efficient Lab Design
Feb 18
Webinar: Streamlining Lab Operations: Leveraging Digital Platforms for Scalable, Efficient Lab Design

Register for this free webinar from Lab Design to learn proven strategies from industry experts on how to foster seamless communication between clients, design teams, and stakeholders, ensuring more successful lab design projects from start to finish

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On-Demand Events

Events
On Demand Webinar: From Selection to Safety: Navigating ESD Flooring for High-Performance Laboratories
Dec 3
On Demand Webinar: From Selection to Safety: Navigating ESD Flooring for High-Performance Laboratories

This free webinar will provide essential guidance from industry experts on how to select and implement the right electrostatic discharge flooring for high-performance labs, and how to navigate the different types of ESD flooring materials, achieve optimal static control, and extend the lifespan and effectiveness of your flooring system

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Facilities Management - on demand webinar series
Nov 19
Facilities Management - on demand webinar series

Join Lab Design and our experts for this free webinar series which will help you incorporate the right facilities components into your lab’s design or renovation plan

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On Demand Webinar: Client and Design Team Communications: Strategies for Seamless Lab Design
Oct 30
On Demand Webinar: Client and Design Team Communications: Strategies for Seamless Lab Design

This free webinar will offer proven strategies from industry experts on how to foster seamless communication between clients, design teams, and stakeholders, ensuring more successful lab design projects from start to finish

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Project Profiles

Content
Project Profile: The Applied Research Center at Florida Polytechnic University
Project Profile: The Applied Research Center at Florida Polytechnic University

The Applied Research Center (ARC) at Florida Polytechnic University is a 95,000-sf hub for innovation and collaboration, featuring flexible research spaces, teaching labs, and sustainability-focused design that supports the university's growth while fostering industry partnerships and connectivity across campus

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Office to Lab Conversion for the University of Toronto’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Office to Lab Conversion for the University of Toronto’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine

Lab Design News spoke to Jay Deshmukh, OAA MRAIC, an associate principal at Arcadis who was the project manager and design lead on the project, and Tiina Hubel, OAA, MRAIC, a senior associate at Arcadis who worked as a project architect

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Project Profile: University of California Irvine, Medical Education Building
Project Profile: University of California Irvine, Medical Education Building

Gensler recently completed a renovation of the Medical Education Building at University of California Irvine which spanned multiple project types including an anatomy lab, Active Learning Center, student lounge, classrooms, and offices

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Professional Profiles

Content
Professional Profile: Gul Dusi
Professional Profile: Gul Dusi

Lab Design News spoke to Gul Dusi, national life sciences industry lead for Project and Development Services for Americas Markets at JLL, about the experiences that have shaped her professional life, her unfortunate encounter with freshly poured concrete on a job site, and achieving a sustainably designed lab

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Professional Profile: Natalie Szymanski
Professional Profile: Natalie Szymanski

Natalie Szymanski, AIA, NCARB, senior laboratory architect with HERA Laboratory Planners in St. Louis, MO, discusses the importance of curiosity in the workplace, movie nights with her family, and creating the help you need in order to do the job

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Lab Design Conference Speaker Profile: Rachel Romero
Lab Design Conference Speaker Profile: Rachel Romero

2025 Lab Design Conference speaker Rachel Romero, PE, of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, discusses soft skills for lab designers, her state swimming victories, and creating a sustainable lab facility

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Op-Ed

Content
Design Like a J.E.D.I: Shaping the Future of Forensic Science
Design Like a J.E.D.I: Shaping the Future of Forensic Science

The transformative power of inclusion, leadership, and human-centric facility design advances diversity, innovation, and operational adaptability in forensic science through visionary leadership and the development of cutting-edge, adaptable laboratory facilities

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Across the Table: Evolutionary Lab Development
Across the Table: Evolutionary Lab Development

Large laboratory projects often face delays, budget overruns, and unmet expectations due to a lack of trust and collaboration among stakeholders, unlike smaller projects where trusting relationships, streamlined processes, and rapid issue resolution have historically led to success

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Design Like A J.E.D.I: How Wisconsin's State Crime Lab is Redefining Forensic Science
Design Like A J.E.D.I: How Wisconsin's State Crime Lab is Redefining Forensic Science

Explore the transformation of forensic science at the Wisconsin State Crime Lab system, highlighting advancements in gender diversity, cutting-edge technologies, staff well-being initiatives, and educational outreach efforts, collectively serving as a model for innovation and inclusivity in the field

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