Sponsoring Advertisers A.T. VILLA Adaptable laboratory furniture systems, including Ergolab Mobile, Ergolab Fixed, Addendum C-frame systems, and Satellite overhead service carriers (www.atvilla.com) AIRCLEAN SYSTEMS Manufactures a full line of ductless fume hoods, laminar flow hoods, balance enclosures & PCR workstations. www.aircleansystems.com AUSTIN AECOM. Planners, designers, engineers, and constructors of laboratory research and testing facilities (www.austin.aecom.com) EDSTROM INDUSTRIES INC. A vivarium solutions provider of automated watering systems for animal drinking water, water treatment/purification, and vivarium management solutions (www.edstrom.com) JACOBS CONSULTANCY/GPR (a Jacobs Company) Laboratory programming, planning, and design consultants (www.gprplanners.com) HELLMUTH, OBATA + KASSABAUM (HOK) The world’s largest architecture firm, offering integrated services to clients worldwide (www.hok.com) KARLSBERGER LABORATORY AND TECHNOLOGY GROUP Offering comprehensive planning and architectural services that enable and enhance efficiency in the lab environment (www.karlsberger.com) LABCONCO Maker of fume hoods and a wide variety of other laboratory equipment, with worldwide distribution (www.labconco.com) MATHESON TRI-GAS Manufacturing and engineering of specialty gases and gas distribution systems (www.mathesontrigas.com) MCCARTHY Leading national builder of laboratory and vivarium facilities (www.mccarthy.com) REES SCIENTIFIC Maker of environmental monitoring and access-control systems for controlled environments (www.reesscientific.com) SCHOTT NORTH AMERICA INC. Manufacturer of special glass products, featuring KIMAX glass acid waste drainline systems (www.us.schott.com/drainline) THERMO SCIENTIFIC (part of Thermo Fisher Scientific). Provider of a complete range of laboratory products and solutions, including Thermo Scientific Barnstead and Thermo Scientific Hamilton products. (www.thermofisher.com) TSI INC. Manufacturer of monitors and controllers designed to ensure safety, comfort and energy efficiency of critical environments (www.tsi.com) Index to Architects, Engineers, Contractors & Consultants Annual index of companies involved in creating lab buildings, from the 2008 Laboratory Design Handbook http://www.labdesignnews.com/LaboratoryDesign/AECfirms.asp Design, Construction & Operations Resources American Industrial Hygiene Assn. (AIHA) Accredits labs in some specific disciplines; contributes to relevant lab design standards. (Also see ACGIH, the American Council of Govt. Industrial Hygienists, at www.acgih.org.) www.aiha.org/Content/LQAP/lqap-splash.htm American Institute of Architects (AIA) Professional society; provides customer resources for working with architects www.aia.org American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Often cooperates in creation of relevant building standards/codes www.ansi.org American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Professional organization active in building standards, education, research www.ashrae.org Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Home Page Lists accessibility rules related to the ADA, including “ADA Standards for Accessible Design” www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm Assn. for Assessment & Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) Accredits vivarium facilities, procedures www.aaalac.org International Code Council (ICC) Organization devoted to standardization of building codes; Building Officials and Code Administrators International (BOCA), Southern Building Code Congress International (SBCCI), and International Council of Building Code Officials (ICBO) merged into this group in January 2003 www.iccsafe.org International Facility Management Assn. (IFMA) Varied education resources for facility managers www.ifma.org Institute of Laboratory Animal Research Publishes “Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals” http://dels.nas.edu/ilar_n/ilarhome/ Laboratories for the 21st Century (Labs21) Joint lab sustainability initiative by the U.S. EPA and Dept. of Energy www.labs21century.gov Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) Sustainability certification for buildings and designers, by the U.S. Green Building Council www.usgbc.org/LEED Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Applications Team Devoted to commercialization of energy-efficient building technologies, including cleanrooms, lab design, and high-performance fume hoods http://ateam.lbl.gov National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Promulgator of fire protection and electrical codes, plus the NFPA 5000 “consensus” building code www.nfpa.org National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Part of the Centers for Disease Control; has many resources related to chemical safety www.cdc.gov/niosh/ National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) Researches building technologies; its National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) provides third-party accreditation to testing and calibration labs www.nist.gov National Institutes of Health Promulgates guidelines for lab, vivarium, and biosafety lab design. http://orf.od.nih.gov (research labs guide and vivarium guide) www.cdc.gov/OD/ohs/biosfty/bmbl5/bmbl5toc.htm (biosafety labs guide) Occupational Safety and Health Administration Has many workplace safety rules relevant to labs www.osha.gov/index.html Project Kaleidoscope Alliance devoted to development of quality learning environments for undergraduate science www.pkal.org Scientific Equipment & Furniture Assn. (SEFA) Extensive information on lab design and outfitting www.sefalabs.com Society for College & University Planning (SCUP) Has periodic events, resources relevant to creation of academic science facilities www.scup.org Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Certifies products and promulgates standards for safety, including recent fume hood standard www.ul.com U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Promulgates rules for validation of pharmaceutical facilities www.fda.gov