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Featured

Content
UNC Pauses $228M Research Facility Amid Federal Funding Uncertainty
Construction, budgeting, Academic Labs
UNC Pauses $228M Research Facility Amid Federal Funding Uncertainty
Construction, budgeting, Academic Labs

UNC-Chapel Hill has paused construction of its $228 million Translational Research Building due to growing uncertainty over federal funding, including the loss of 104 research grants and proposed cuts to indirect cost recovery that threaten its primary financing strategy

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Construction, budgeting, Academic Labs
On Demand Presentation: Sustainability: A Non-Negotiable Priority
Lab Design Conference, Webinar, Sustainability, Materials, Fixtures & Furnishings
On Demand Presentation: Sustainability: A Non-Negotiable Priority
Lab Design Conference, Webinar, Sustainability, Materials, Fixtures & Furnishings

This webinar from the 2025 Lab Design Conference explores how data-driven material selection can help laboratories reduce their environmental footprint and advance sustainability goals—such as lowering embodied carbon and supporting circular economy principles—by leveraging third-party certifications, lifecycle data, and transparent reporting, while offering practical strategies and real-world insights for implementing responsible, low-emission material choices in lab design

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Lab Design Conference, Webinar, Sustainability, Materials, Fixtures & Furnishings
On Demand Presentation: Safe Sustainable Design: How Ductless Filtering Fume Hoods Help Labs Reach Their Sustainability Goals
Lab Design Conference, Webinar, Sustainability, fume hoods, Materials, Fixtures & Furnishings
On Demand Presentation: Safe Sustainable Design: How Ductless Filtering Fume Hoods Help Labs Reach Their Sustainability Goals
Lab Design Conference, Webinar, Sustainability, fume hoods, Materials, Fixtures & Furnishings

This webinar from the 2025 Lab Design Conference explores how ductless filtering fume hoods can help laboratories reduce their environmental footprint and achieve sustainability goals—such as Zero Net Energy and LEED Platinum—without compromising safety, by aligning with safety standards, improving indoor air quality, and providing real-world best practices and case studies for strategic implementation

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Lab Design Conference, Webinar, Sustainability, fume hoods, Materials, Fixtures & Furnishings

Latest

Content
Flexible, Transparent, and Thoughtful: What Lab Planners Can Learn from Umoja Biopharma
Sustainability, flooring, Construction
Flexible, Transparent, and Thoughtful: What Lab Planners Can Learn from Umoja Biopharma
Sustainability, flooring, Construction

Umoja Biopharma’s new Seattle headquarters offers a model for mission-driven lab design, showing how flexibility, biophilic elements, and collaborative problem-solving can create a resilient, future-ready space that aligns with both scientific goals and employee wellbeing

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Sustainability, flooring, Construction
Call for Speakers: Share Your Expertise at the 2026 Lab Design Conference
Lab Design Conference
Call for Speakers: Share Your Expertise at the 2026 Lab Design Conference
Lab Design Conference

Lab Design is now accepting speaker proposals for the 2026 Lab Design Conference, prioritizing sessions that feature lab end users, share real-world lessons learned, and offer practical, health- and safety-focused insights for lab planning, renovation, and optimization—submissions are due by August 8

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Lab Design Conference
Strategic Renovation: Updating a QC Lab to Meet Rising API Demands
Renovations, Pharma Labs, Safety
Strategic Renovation: Updating a QC Lab to Meet Rising API Demands
Renovations, Pharma Labs, Safety

A recent renovation of a quality control laboratory offers a useful case study in addressing common lab challenges—modernizing outdated infrastructure, improving workflow efficiency, supporting GMP compliance, and enabling future scalability—all while maintaining operations through phased construction and close collaboration with lab users

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Renovations, Pharma Labs, Safety

Upcoming Events

Events
Flooring & Walls Digital Conference
Jun 26
Flooring & Walls Digital Conference

Join Lab Design for the Flooring & Walls Digital Conference, which will cover the latest innovations in sustainable materials and finishes designed to enhance both functionality and aesthetics in a lab environment

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Webinar: How to Build a Vivarium
Jul 24
Webinar: How to Build a Vivarium

This free How to Build webinar offers a comprehensive overview of best practices for planning and designing vivarium facilities—from high-level strategic decisions to the critical details that ensure functionality, compliance, and animal welfare

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Innovations in Design Tools Digital Conference
Jul 29
Innovations in Design Tools Digital Conference

Join Lab Design for the Innovations in Design Tools Digital Conference, where our speakers will review software options that facilitate better project management and team communication when designing, building, or renovating a lab

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On-Demand Events

Events
On Demand Presentation: Sustainability: A Non-Negotiable Priority
Jun 13
On Demand Presentation: Sustainability: A Non-Negotiable Priority

This webinar from the 2025 Lab Design Conference explores how data-driven material selection can help laboratories reduce their environmental footprint and advance sustainability goals—such as lowering embodied carbon and supporting circular economy principles—by leveraging third-party certifications, lifecycle data, and transparent reporting, while offering practical strategies and real-world insights for implementing responsible, low-emission material choices in lab design

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On Demand Presentation: Safe Sustainable Design: How Ductless Filtering Fume Hoods Help Labs Reach Their Sustainability Goals
Jun 13
On Demand Presentation: Safe Sustainable Design: How Ductless Filtering Fume Hoods Help Labs Reach Their Sustainability Goals

This webinar from the 2025 Lab Design Conference explores how ductless filtering fume hoods can help laboratories reduce their environmental footprint and achieve sustainability goals—such as Zero Net Energy and LEED Platinum—without compromising safety, by aligning with safety standards, improving indoor air quality, and providing real-world best practices and case studies for strategic implementation

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On Demand Webinar: Designing Shared Lab Spaces: Balancing Functionality, Collaboration, and Future-Proofing
Jun 12
On Demand Webinar: Designing Shared Lab Spaces: Balancing Functionality, Collaboration, and Future-Proofing

Register for this free webinar to explore best practices for designing shared laboratory spaces that promote collaboration, safety, and adaptability, while addressing the diverse needs of users and future-proofing for evolving research and technology

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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
Lab Design Conference Speaker Profile: Dwayne Henry
Lab Design Conference Speaker Profile: Dwayne Henry

At the 2025 Lab Design Conference in Denver, Dwayne Henry of Montgomery College will discuss communication strategies, challenges, and collaborative techniques from an end user's perspective throughout the lifespan of an academic science building project

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Lab Design Conference Speaker Profile: Jim Blount
Lab Design Conference Speaker Profile: Jim Blount

Jim Blount of Ellenzweig Architects will open the 2025 Lab Design Conference with a keynote discussion on “How to Prepare for an Uncertain Future” in the lab design industry

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Professional Profile: Wan Leung
Professional Profile: Wan Leung

Lab Design News spoke to Wan Leung, AIA, principal of lab design at FCA, about the “spark” that led him to lab design, his favorite and perhaps most influential architectural project, and his thoughts on how AI and automation may influence the future of lab design

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Op-Ed

Content
Across the Table: You’re WHAT?
Across the Table: You’re WHAT?

Employee turnover is inevitable—often sudden and disruptive—so companies must proactively plan for it by developing succession strategies and fostering supportive work environments to avoid chaos when key staff leave

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Across the Table: What If?
Across the Table: What If?

Be ready for unforeseen vendor disruptions that can jeopardize laboratory projects, and learn how thorough vetting and contingency planning are essential for staying on schedule

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Fume Hood Safety Series: What Causes Fume Hood Fires—and How to Prevent Them
Fume Hood Safety Series: What Causes Fume Hood Fires—and How to Prevent Them

Preventing fume hood fires requires prioritizing containment over velocity, maintaining clean and uncluttered hoods, using explosion-proof equipment, conducting regular performance testing, providing thorough user training, and establishing robust emergency procedures

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