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2013 Laboratory of the Year: Creating collaboration across geographic and scientific borders
June 6, 2013 11:23 am | by Patrice Galvin, Editor | Articles | Comments
The Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE), Singapore, established by the National Research Foundation and funded by the National Science Foundation of Singapore, houses a broad spectrum of scientists and engineers with the goal of stimulating innovation, discovery, and entrepreneurship through interaction and collaboration.
Project profile: fume hoods provide safe exhaust and energy-efficiency in GCU labs
June 3, 2013 2:58 pm | News | Comments
The project needed to: safely expel exhaust fumes from laboratories high above the...
Canon establishes new research laboratory in Cambridge, Mass.
June 3, 2013 12:25 pm | News | Comments
The research laboratory is approximately 13,600 sf and will be the home of skilled employees...
Green building initiative for George Washington University's new science and engineering hall
May 31, 2013 4:18 pm | News | Comments
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Polymer primer protects flooring systems
June 17, 2013 7:48 pm | Product Releases | CommentsStondri MVT prevents moisture from destroying floors in applications with existing concrete or new construction.
Curved panels for seamless corners
June 17, 2013 7:27 pm | Product Releases | CommentsCurve Panels install exactly like drywall but bridge the gap between small radius vinyl trim and the smallest radius that it is possible to bend conventional drywall.
Modular, high safety labs
June 17, 2013 7:12 pm | Product Releases | CommentsYIT Germany GmbH has developed modular high-safety laboratories that meet biosafety levels BSL-3 and BSL-4. The multifunctional high-safety laboratories are manufactured as container or structural steel parts and are then assembled and put into operation at the user’s premises.
Lightweight, insulative cement technology
June 17, 2013 6:49 pm | Product Releases | CommentsTerralite offers a very high thermal value and has been successfully used in Europe for over a decade, resulting in energy cost savings of up to 40 percent, when compared with standard building structures and materials.
Making oxygen on the moon leads to eco-friendly steel process
June 17, 2013 5:00 pm | News | CommentsThe industry has met little success in its search for carbon-free methods of manufacturing steel. The idea for the new method, Sadoway says, arose when he received a grant from NASA to look for ways of producing oxygen on the moon — a key step toward future lunar bases.
Princess Alexandra Hospital, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, Australia
June 17, 2013 4:45 pm | News | CommentsThe full TRI project includes 3 components; the Institute, Bio-Pharmaceuticals Australia (BPA) which is a pharmaceutical manufacturing scale up facility located on the site, and a refurbishment within the adjacent hospital building for clinical trials associated with the research undertaken in TRI.
WorkingBuildings acquires SOS – research and lab service company
June 17, 2013 4:24 pm | News | CommentsThe focus of the new division will be on the GxP, Research Animal Care and USP<797> / <823> markets, with the goal of providing Owners with a facility and program that will meet stringent FDA, USDA, EMEA, AAALAC-I and State Pharmacy Control Board requirements.
DC’s Consolidated Forensics Laboratory receives LEED Platinum certification
June 17, 2013 4:14 pm | News | CommentsThe Consolidated Forensic Laboratory (CFL) is an award winning science facility designed to provide the District of Columbia with critical public safety and health science infrastructure. Co-locating the Department of Forensic Sciences (DFS) and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME), the CFL provides advanced laboratory and work facilities designed for the safety of the analysts and the public.
May jobs report shows growth in architecture and engineering
June 17, 2013 3:44 pm | News | CommentsThe U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics released its May 2013 employment report with numbers indicating growth in jobs for the design/build and construction industries. The U.S. economy added 175,000 jobs in May. Of this architecture and engineering services grew by 4,900 jobs, while construction added 7,000.
June 2013 Issue of Laboratory Design Newsletter
June 17, 2013 3:36 pm | Digital Editions | CommentsThis month's issue of Laboratory Design Newsletter features the profiles of our annual Laboratory of the Year winners. This year's winners include the Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE), Georgia Tech's Carbon-Neutral Energy Solutions Lab, Harvard University's Sherman Fairchild Renovation, and the D.C. Consolidated Forensic Laboratory. The issue also visits the topic of energy-efficient laboratory lighting solutions.
Michigan State University, Molecular Plant Sciences Expansion, East Lansing, Mich.
June 17, 2013 2:36 pm | News | CommentsSince its opening, the program experienced their best year of recruiting, submitted three grant proposals from new collaborations and held numerous events and symposiums in the new common areas—breathing new life into the program and the quad.
Updated heat gain in newest ASHRAE Handbook
June 17, 2013 2:20 pm | News | CommentsOutdated internal equipment heat gain data can result in oversized systems and higher operating costs, yet it is one of the most difficult areas for engineers to define. To assist the building environment industry in defining these loads and designing more cost-efficient systems, internal equipment heat gain and load density data have been updated in the newest edition of the ASHRAE Handbook.
Lab automation to grow to $3.8 billion by 2017
June 17, 2013 2:02 pm | News | CommentsAccording to a new report from BCC Research, the market for laboratory automation will grow at a 6.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) to reach $3.8 billion in 2017. Market segments such as forensics and agriculture are just two of the new segments expected to increase their use of laboratory automation over the next five years.
LEED Earth offers free certification
June 17, 2013 1:44 pm | News | CommentsIn an effort to accelerate sustainable development around the world, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), creators of the LEED green building program, announced a new campaign offering free LEED certification to the first projects to certify in the 112 countries where LEED has yet to take root.
2013 Laboratory of the Year High Honors: Sustainable building reflects the science within
June 6, 2013 11:12 am | by Patrice Galvin, Editor | Articles | CommentsGeorgia Institute of Technology’s Carbon-Neutral Energy Solutions Laboratory (CNES) began with a healthy respect for the energy demands of modern laboratory environments. The 42,000-square-foot, $20-million CNES is an open, shop-like facility divided into three basic space typologies.
