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Engineering Collaborative Growth at the USDA-ARS and WSU Plant Bioscience Research Building
A 100,000-sf joint facility in Pullman, WA, integrates four USDA-ARS units with academic research, setting a modern standard for agricultural lab design
The Beauty of Manufacturing: How New England Biolabs Integrated Process, Culture, and Place
A presentation at the 2026 Lab Design Conference examined how New England Biolabs integrated flexible laboratories, manufacturing, automation, and connections to nature into its Garden facility expansion
Research Building Upgrade Balances Energy Recovery and Continuous Lab Operations
A phased infrastructure upgrade at the University of Maryland, Baltimore’s Bressler Research Building replaced aging exhaust and heat recovery systems while keeping the occupied research facility fully ventilated throughout construction
Montclair State Breaks Ground on $120 Million Interdisciplinary Science Building
The 110,000-sf facility will expand science teaching and research space while giving the university more flexibility to support changing programs and interdisciplinary work
UH’s Next Chapter in Medical Research
New 54,000-sf facility will bring wet-lab, computational, clinical and behavioral research together, with early planning focused on adaptability, infrastructure and long-term performance
U-M’s Mass-Timber Pharmacy Building Puts Connection at the Core
Open-bench laboratories, adaptable teaching spaces, extensive community areas, and mass-timber construction define the University of Michigan’s new home for pharmacy education and research
When Old Buildings Become New Labs
Renovating an existing building into a high-performing laboratory requires more than creative design—at the 2026 Lab Design Conference, Cody Henderson shared practical lessons on evaluating existing facilities, overcoming renovation challenges, and building flexibility and sustainability into every project
Why Precision Outperforms Excess in Cleanroom Design
Performance-based cleanroom design uses airflow modeling, process requirements, and validation to deliver the cleanliness needed without unnecessary infrastructure, energy use, or maintenance costs
Designing for the Unknown: Inside RTI’s Expanded Pilot Xcelerator
Designed around flexibility rather than a single process, the expanded facility gives RTI room to support emerging technologies that may not yet exist
A Sustainable Approach to Bioanalytical Lab Design
Sartorius’ Ann Arbor bioanalytical facility demonstrates how laboratory performance requirements, sustainability goals, and site challenges can be balanced through careful planning and multidisciplinary collaboration