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Across The Table: The Most Common Specification Mistake
Facilities staff constantly have to fix a problem that wouldn’t exist if lab planners specified vacuum breakers properly
Energy Modeling Q&A with Tony Fuchs, PE, LEED AP BD & C
Lori was fortunate to have the opportunity to chat with Tony Fuchs, who is a Senior Mechanical Engineer on the forefront of deciphering new IECC requirements and their subsequent implications on energy modeling
Design Between the Lines: Should You Go Modular?
There are considerations that may tilt the decision one way or the other, and I address several of them herein
Across the Table: Inclusion and Lab Design
In reading documents on the subject I see that concerns fall into two primary categories, the physical design of the laboratory and the behavior of managers in response to needs
Design Between the Lines: Sustainability and Life Sciences
Science and technology programs typically have very power-intensive uses, and the effort to become more sustainable shouldn’t be seen as a threat to the performance of these spaces
Across the Table: Upsetting the Contractors
It’s not often contractors are angry for good performance
Design Between the Lines: A Conversation with David Laydon
Facility Logix is a women-owned project management and owner’s representative firm that focuses solely on the life science industry
Across the Table: Supporting the Science
The science keeps evolving, the instruments keep evolving. Why doesn’t the laboratory furniture?
Design Between the Lines: Welcome!
Design Between the Lines with Lori Ambrusch: an introduction
Lab Planning 101: Designing for Future Generations- Lab Planning Tech Tools
In this article, we explore four key design tech tools that are shaping the landscape of lab planning: Professional (Building Information Modeling) BIM and consumer-friendly BIM programs, Bluebeam Studio for PDF document management, Miro for collaborative white-boarding, and Matterport photography 3D survey for documenting existing labs and projects under construction