Lab Design Newsletter
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University of California, San Francisco, Sandler Neurosciences Center
June 3, 2013 10:31 pm | News | Comments
The 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.
Lab Design Conference approved for GBCI credits
February 28, 2013 1:29 pm | News | Comments
Attention LEED professionals! The 2013 Laboratory Design Conference has been successfully...
Save the Date: Laboratory Design Conference Spring 2013
October 16, 2012 12:26 pm | News | Comments
The annual Laboratory Design Conference, sponsored by Advantage Business Media and Laboratory...
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.
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.
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.
Project profile: fume hoods provide safe exhaust and energy-efficiency in GCU labs
June 3, 2013 2:58 pm | News | 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.
Cage meets world guidelines
June 3, 2013 2:28 pm | Product Releases | CommentsThe 502 Ultra-Air Cage from Alternative Design meets world guidelines for mouse space and density, includes a patented concave/convex seal design to prevent leaks, and features air delivery above animal level for low velocity at animal level.
IVC housing
June 3, 2013 1:55 pm | Product Releases | CommentsLightweight and engineered to reduce cost, Allentown’s NexGen retains high quality standards while providing the LAS industry with a fresh take on research animal housing. Clear polysulfone caging together with strategically placed structural uprights make it easy for you and your staff to perform routine day-to-day operations.
Detect water leakage on racks
June 3, 2013 1:31 pm | Product Releases | CommentsThe Tecniplast LDS (Leakage Detection System) prevents flooding inside IVC cages by detecting any water leakage event in its earliest stage and sending an alarm to the operators. The system is comprised of a series of sensor plates mounted on the rear side of the racks just below each cage.
Creative Systems Lighting wins two Green Good Design awards
June 3, 2013 1:03 pm | News | 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.
New high-tech chemistry lab for UC Berkeley
June 3, 2013 12:54 pm | News | CommentsThe College of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley is redesigning and rebuilding its chemistry and chemical engineering laboratories with a $30 million, 22,000 sf project in a facility that had not been upgraded for nearly 50 years.
Canon establishes new research laboratory in Cambridge, Mass.
June 3, 2013 12:25 pm | News | CommentsThe research laboratory is approximately 13,600 sf and will be the home of skilled employees dedicated to developing biomedical optical imaging and medical robotics technologies with the ultimate goal of bringing to market medical devices for a variety of applications.
In Memoriam: Ron W. Garikes
June 3, 2013 12:17 pm | News | CommentsBased in Birmingham, Ron led Karlsberger's national laboratory and technology group before the Columbus, Ohio, firm closed in 2011. He was a former national president and distinguished life member of the Society for Marketing Professional Services as well as a founding member and past president of its Alabama chapter.
Green building initiative for George Washington University's new science and engineering hall
May 31, 2013 4:18 pm | News | CommentsHamilton Scientific has been selected to provide custom laboratory bench systems for the Science and Engineering Hall at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. As part of GW’s green-building initiative, Hamilton Scientific was successful in meeting the product intent, project scope and budgetary requirements.
EDM Millipore introduces the Lab Water Virtual Conference
May 20, 2013 12:08 pm | News | CommentsThe conference theme, The Lab of Tomorrow, Bringing the Future to Life Today, will bring industry experts from around the world to discuss the drivers for change and the future of the laboratory, the evolving need for more advanced automation and innovation, and worldwide trends and insights into the life sciences industry.
Yale lab renovation receives LEED- CI Platinum
May 10, 2013 6:39 pm | News | CommentsEnergy conservation measures include building envelope upgrades, improvements to the existing masonry walls to reduce heat loss, innovative lighting design, active chilled beams, and water fixture upgrades. In addition 98% of generated waste from demolition and construction was diverted from landfills to recycling agencies.
Georgia Tech CNES team named builders of the year by Gilbane
May 8, 2013 2:54 pm | News | CommentsIn recognition of the team’s innovative use of energy modeling, close collaboration with the client and architect, and outstanding quality and safety records, the Carbon Neutral Energy Solutions (CNES) Laboratory at the Georgia Institute of Technology wins Gilbane’s coveted award.
MIT case study highlights role of universities and hospitals in economic growth
May 8, 2013 2:45 pm | News | CommentsThe Case Study concludes that place-based anchor institutions – like hospitals and universities - can commit to a comprehensive business approach that goes beyond the narrow framework of corporate philanthropy to create a sustainable economic advantage for their regions.
Smart Labs initiative wins green leadership award
May 8, 2013 2:21 pm | News | CommentsUC Irvine's Smart Labs Initiative, which safely reduces energy consumption in both new and retrofitted research laboratories by as much as 60%, has been recognized with a 2013 Green California Leadership Award for outstanding environmental achievement.
