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What Crime Labs Need Now—and Tomorrow: Insights from Arkansas’ New Facility
The design and construction of the new Arkansas State Crime Laboratory highlight the importance of early user engagement, flexible infrastructure, and careful planning to meet evolving forensic science needs and operational workflows
How to Choose the Right Flooring for Your Lab
An industry expert offers practical guidance to help lab end users choose the right flooring by focusing on performance factors, collaborative decision-making, and expert insights tailored to laboratory needs
Design Like a J.E.D.I.: Silent Heroes, Still Waiting: How Mitochondrial DNA Is Giving a Voice to the Missing and Hope to the Families Left Behind
To support the vital work of recovering, identifying, and honoring the remains of missing servicemembers through advanced DNA analysis, forensic laboratories must be purpose-built to enable the precise, contamination-free processing of ancient and mitochondrial DNA—making thoughtful lab design an essential foundation for reuniting families with those lost to war
Designing for Impact: How Kansas’ New Lab Advances Testing, Safety, and Workforce Retention
Kansas’ new $72 million public health laboratory, designed in collaboration with staff and built to replace a failing 1950s-era facility, dramatically improves testing efficiency, safety, and workforce retention through flexible lab design, shared instrumentation, modern amenities, and dedicated spaces for training, collaboration, and community engagement
Planning Ahead to Reduce Redesign Risk
Though still under construction, Leiden Center II offers key lessons for urban lab projects—most notably the importance of early planning for flood resilience, aligning sustainability goals from the outset, and fostering strong collaboration among stakeholders to navigate complex design and construction challenges
Facility Design Insights from Mizzou’s Meat Science Laboratory Build
The planning and design of the Michael L. Parson Meat Science Laboratory at the University of Missouri offers practical insights for teams currently undertaking lab construction projects
Measuring for Scientific Impact: Metrics That Drive Laboratory Design
At the 2025 Lab Design Conference, Regal Leftwich of CannonDesign emphasized that laboratory planning must be grounded in measurable, future-ready metrics—ranging from research intensity and utilization to flexibility and life-cycle cost—asserting that by aligning design decisions with evolving scientific workflows, interdisciplinary collaboration, and grant-readiness, labs can become powerful tools for advancing research impact while optimizing long-term value
Professional Profile: Steve Reynolds
Lab Design News spoke to Steve Reynolds, vice president of civil engineering with Original Survey Solutions, about his deep-rooted interest in land development, key moments that shaped his career, and the emerging trends influencing the future of lab design
BRANDTECH Scientific Launches New Website for VACUU·LAN® Lab Vacuum Systems
BRANDTECH Scientific has launched a revamped website for VACUU·LAN® Lab Vacuum Systems, providing architects, engineers, lab planners, and facilities managers with a modern, efficient, and sustainable lab vacuum solution
Inside a New Lab Built to Eliminate Bias in Taste Evaluation
A newly designed sensory lab in Switzerland sets a high standard for evaluating oils, fats, and collagen peptides by eliminating environmental interference, incorporating end-user input, and integrating digital workflows to support precise, unbiased taste analysis