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2026 Lab Design Conference Workshop: Navigating Code Conflicts in Lab Design
Join Jeremy Lebowitz for this special workshop at the 2026 Lab Design Conference to master navigating overlapping lab codes, streamline decisions, and design safer, high-performing labs that reduce delays and costly rework
Understanding Key Cost Drivers for Lab Construction Projects in 2026 and Beyond
Lab construction costs are driven largely by complex MEP systems, specialized design and equipment, regulatory and sustainability requirements, and location factors, with prices expected to continue rising due to material costs and trade policies
The Lab Is Home: Why the People Who Work in Scientific Spaces Should Never Feel Like an Afterthought
Laboratories are too often designed around equipment and efficiency rather than the human beings working in them, even though supporting people’s physical and mental needs is essential for accuracy, well-being, and the quality of scientific work
When Lab Design Meets Reality: Hard Lessons from a High-Tech Build
Magdrive’s chief of staff shares hard-earned lessons from building the £3.8M DEEP Lab—covering tight timelines, massive equipment, cleanroom challenges, and what first-time lab builders need to know to avoid costly missteps
Lab Design Conference Speaker Profile: Chris Ertl
Chris Ertl will co-lead a roundtable at the 2026 Lab Design Conference focused on selecting lab materials that balance durability with human and environmental health, encouraging peer discussion to develop practical, sustainability-driven strategies
Modernizing a Science Hub to Enhance Lab Safety and Research Infrastructure
NJIT is investing nearly $20 million to modernize Tiernan Hall’s mechanical, life safety, and laboratory systems, upgrading aging infrastructure to meet current codes, support advanced research, and improve energy efficiency while preserving the building’s legacy
Building Quantum Research Spaces: Planning for Power, Precision, and Flexibility
Designing quantum research facilities requires balancing specialized infrastructure for ultra-low temperatures, uninterrupted power, and clean fabrication environments with flexible, collaborative, and sustainable layouts that can adapt to rapidly evolving technologies
Professional Profile: John Volence
Lab Design spoke to John Volence at Precis Engineering + Architecture about flexible, user-focused lab HVAC design and life sciences project delivery
Designing Lab and Support Spaces as Welcoming, Productive Workplaces
As life science organizations compete for talent and adapt to rapid change, laboratory design is expanding beyond technical requirements to focus on flexible spaces and employee-centered workplaces that support productivity, collaboration, and long-term usability
Inside the £1B Expansion of the London Cancer Hub
Planning approval has been granted for a £1 billion expansion of the London Cancer Hub, which will create a next-generation research environment designed for flexibility and collaboration