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Lab Planning 101: There is No Easy Button for Adding a Fume Hood to a Lab

Lab Planning 101: There is No Easy Button for Adding a Fume Hood to a Lab

Adding a fume hood to a lab is a complex and costly process requiring careful consideration of ventilation requirements, space limitations, regulatory compliance, coordination among stakeholders, and ongoing maintenance

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Preserving the Past: Fossil Prep Lab Renovations at USU’s Prehistoric Museum

Preserving the Past: Fossil Prep Lab Renovations at USU’s Prehistoric Museum

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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Designing Labs for Neurodiversity: Unlocking Innovation Through Inclusivity

Designing Labs for Neurodiversity: Unlocking Innovation Through Inclusivity

Designing laboratory spaces to accommodate neurodiversity fosters innovation and inclusivity by integrating adaptable layouts, sensory-friendly elements, and personalized workstations to reduce stress, enhance productivity, and support the diverse needs of neurodivergent researchers

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Ready to Build, Renovate, or Optimize Your Lab? Gain Key Insights at the Lab Design Conference

Ready to Build, Renovate, or Optimize Your Lab? Gain Key Insights at the Lab Design Conference

Lab end users gain valuable insights, practical tools, and networking opportunities at the Lab Design Conference that will help them make informed decisions on lab design, renovations, and optimization projects

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Accurate Laboratory Asset Surveys: What Keeps Architects Up at Night

Accurate Laboratory Asset Surveys: What Keeps Architects Up at Night

Accurate laboratory asset surveys, conducted by qualified equipment specialists, are a critical first step in lab planning, ensuring proper asset documentation, placement, and infrastructure compatibility to avoid costly delays, design oversights, and operational risks in laboratory design and relocation projects

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Perception of Minimal Value: The Hidden Costs of Overlooking Comprehensive Test Fits in Lab Design

Perception of Minimal Value: The Hidden Costs of Overlooking Comprehensive Test Fits in Lab Design

A comprehensive test fit, often undervalued by management seeking to minimize upfront costs, is essential for identifying feasibility issues early, preventing costly remediations, and ensuring proper lab design through collaboration among clients, architects, engineers, and laboratory specialists to address environmental, engineering, and workflow requirements

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Everything You Need to Know About Choosing and Outfitting a Lab

Everything You Need to Know About Choosing and Outfitting a Lab

Kelly Sullivan, PhD, shares essential strategies for lab managers on choosing and outfitting lab spaces, emphasizing the importance of budgeting for current and future needs, evaluating lab options (from custom-built to shared spaces), and considering flexibility to accommodate growth and innovation

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