Organization, technology, human factors will drive design in coming decade Theresa Kotanchek is the global technology director for Asia Pacific at The Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Mich. Lab design and the expert: experience brings benefits, pitfalls This is one of my favorite quotations. As a laboratory planner for an integrated AEP (architecture, engineering, and planning) firm that specializes in science and technology facilities, I engage with lots of “experts.” Laboratory water systems: Cost-effective generation and distribution Regardless of the research mission, every laboratory aims to provide accurate and repeatable results, executed in consistent environmental and physical surroundings.