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Making oxygen on the moon leads to eco-friendly steel process
June 17, 2013 5:00 pm | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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.
Michigan State University, Molecular Plant Sciences Expansion, East Lansing, Mich.
June 17, 2013 2:36 pm | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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.
June 2013 Laboratory Design Newsletter Milestones
June 6, 2013 10:07 am | CommentsFKP Architects announced the elevation of Cynthia D. Walston, FAIA, LEED AP to The College of Fellows of The American Institute of Architects. Walston was selected for her significant contributions to the advancement of the profession of architecture and specifically for her achievements in laboratory and educational environment design.
June 2013 Laboratory Design Newsletter Info Resources
June 6, 2013 10:04 am | CommentsZIA’s Quick Assessment helps facility owners, managers, and staff understand how well their building operations and maintenance practices compare to LEED EB O+M standards. Input data on a variety of categories, such as recycling, waste disposal, cleaning, purchasing, landscaping practices, mechanical systems, water fixtures, and receive a snapshot of how your facility would measure up if you were to pursue LEED certification today.
University of California, San Francisco, Sandler Neurosciences Center
June 3, 2013 10:31 pm | CommentsThe new building includes BSL-1, BSL-2, and BSL-3, wet laboratories; dry labs; barrier and non-barrier vivariums; an MRI imaging suite; a neurological diseases clinic; Primary Investigator offices; clinical research offices; program support offices; and a 180-person auditorium for symposia and interdepartmental meetings.
U.S. Department of Energy/Jefferson Laboratory, Technology and Engineering Development (TED) Building, Newport News, Va.
June 3, 2013 5:05 pm | CommentsThe new 70,000 sf, two-story TED, which provides office and workspace for 200, was sited adjacent and attached to the existing test lab building to enhance communication among cross-functional teams and to more easily accommodate continued operations during construction.
Project profile: fume hoods provide safe exhaust and energy-efficiency in GCU labs
June 3, 2013 2:58 pm | CommentsThe project needed to: safely expel exhaust fumes from laboratories high above the surrounding dormitories; and provide an energy-efficient laboratory exhaust system to reduce energy costs enough to pay back the entire system cost in two to three years.
Creative Systems Lighting wins two Green Good Design awards
June 3, 2013 1:03 pm | CommentsGreen Good Design now in its fifth year, identifies and emphasizes the world’s most important examples of sustainable design. It is a special edition of the original Good Design Award, which was founded in Chicago in 1950. CSL received the 2013 Green Good Design Award for its 5-inch aperture Eco-Downlight LED and Eco-Invizilite.
