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Breaking Ground on Energy Innovation: RTI Scales Up Pilot Xcelerator
RTI International is expanding its Pilot Xcelerator facility in Research Triangle Park to provide flexible, pilot-scale infrastructure that accelerates the development and commercialization of clean energy technologies, including renewable fuels, carbon capture, and industrial decarbonization
Claim Your Spot Among Lab Design’s Elite: 2026 Awards Open Until December 5
The seventh annual Design Excellence Awards, recognizing innovation and excellence in lab design, are now open for submissions until December 5, 2025—explore last year’s winners to see the creativity and technical expertise these awards celebrate
2026 Lab Design Conference Advances Sustainable Lab Design and Industry Innovation
The 2026 Lab Design Conference in Orlando, FL, May 11–14, provides lab professionals, architects, and planners with hands-on experience, expert insights, and actionable strategies—particularly in sustainable lab design, energy efficiency, and decarbonization—to optimize and future-proof laboratory environments
Project Profile: The Ritedose Corporation
Ritedose Corporation is investing over $17 million to triple its cGMP lab footprint in Columbia, SC, adding new analytical chemistry and microbiology facilities that enhance efficiency, expand in-house testing capabilities, and support the company’s growing production capacity of 2.6 billion doses per year
When Labs Don’t Launch: Lessons from Recent Market Shifts
Lab redevelopment projects are increasingly being scrapped or repurposed due to market oversupply, shifting corporate priorities, regulatory uncertainty, financial risk, and timing challenges, highlighting the need for flexible design and careful planning
NASA’s Goddard Lab Closures Heighten Uncertainty Over Future of Federal Research Facilities
The accelerated closures and consolidations at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center have sparked major concerns, with questions mounting about the future of shuttered labs, specialized equipment, and mission-critical infrastructure and how—or if—they will be repurposed, relocated, or preserved
What’s Shaking?! Controlling External and Internal Vibrations in an Ultra-Sensitive Laboratory
At the 2025 Lab Design Conference, Michael Wesolowsky and Ryan Velasco showcased a case study on controlling vibrations in ultra-sensitive labs at CU Boulder, highlighting how careful site analysis, structural design, and collaboration ensure both scientific precision and occupant safety—a topic Wesolowsky will continue exploring in a hands-on roundtable at the 2026 conference
Lab Hub to Drive Blue Tech Innovation on the Great Lakes
The Freshwater Research & Innovation Center in Traverse City, MI, will combine labs, incubation space, and waterfront access to support education, research, and commercialization in blue tech, fostering sustainable freshwater innovation and economic growth
Enveda’s Biophilic Vision Earns Excellence in Small Project Design
Enveda Biosciences’ Boulder headquarters—winner of the 2025 Design Excellence Award for Small Project Design—transforms a former office building into a flexible, biophilic life sciences facility that embodies the company’s mission of “unlocking nature’s potential” through sustainable design, operational efficiency, and a deep connection between people, science, and the natural world
Strategic Considerations in Laboratory Relocation and Expansion
As laboratory environments become more specialized and technology-driven, relocation and expansion projects demand careful planning to maintain research continuity, regulatory compliance, and scalability while creating flexible, future-ready spaces