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Designing a TEM Facility: What to Consider Before the Microscope Arrives
Bringing transmission electron microscopy in-house requires more than selecting the right instrument. Learn how early planning for vibration control, room location, infrastructure, sample preparation, and stakeholder coordination can protect image quality and prevent costly design changes
Lab Renovations Require More Than a Fresh Coat of Paint
Lab renovations can uncover code compliance issues, aging infrastructure, and operational challenges. Melody Wang of EXP and Tzveta Panayotova of HDR explain how early planning can help teams manage risks, control costs, minimize disruptions, and prepare labs for future needs
A Lab Expansion Planned Around End-User Needs, Future Growth
A $17 million project in Columbia, S.C., adds analytical chemistry space and expands microbiology capabilities while maintaining existing laboratory operations
From Research to Pilot Scale at UMass Amherst’s Food Innovation Hub
The Food Innovation Hub at UMass Amherst will bring research, pilot-scale food processing, product development, teaching, and industry engagement under one roof, with flexible spaces and specialized infrastructure designed to support an evolving food research ecosystem
Labcorp Plans Major Lab Relocation
Labcorp’s planned Brownsburg campus will consolidate laboratory and production operations, with an emphasis on workflow efficiency, workforce continuity, and flexibility for future growth
Liverpool Accelerate Laboratory Integrates Robotics With High-Containment Research
A new £20 million facility in Liverpool integrates CL3 containment, robotics, AI, and flexible infrastructure to advance infectious disease research
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
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
Planning for Liquid Nitrogen: Integrating LN₂ Infrastructure into Laboratory Design
Early planning for liquid nitrogen systems can help laboratory teams reduce costs, avoid construction delays, and maintain safe, reliable service
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