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Peer Review as Risk Management in Lab Renovations
Peer review serves as a structured risk management tool in laboratory renovations—especially in aging buildings—by objectively evaluating infrastructure, safety, and design decisions early, helping teams identify hidden gaps, prevent costly changes, maintain alignment with owner goals, and ensure flexible, high-performing facilities
Planning for Sensitivity: Temperature, Vibration, and Power in Legacy Labs
Inside a 75-year-old, fully occupied academic building, McGill University is modernizing photonics labs while tackling challenges related to vibration, environmental control, and legacy infrastructure
Planning a Lab Renovation or Retrofit? Here’s Why You Should Attend the 2026 Lab Design Conference
The 2026 Lab Design Conference brings together real-world lessons, practical education, and peer insight to help renovation teams navigate the constraints, risks, and complexities of updating laboratory spaces—without disrupting the people and science that depend on them
Rethinking the Retrofit: How Collaboration Transformed an Aging Academic Lab
A collaborative, leadership-driven renovation at Louisiana State University reshaped an aging academic building into a flexible, future-ready research environment—insights shared in a free, on-demand webinar available through Lab Design’s Academic Lab Design Digital Conference
Reimagining a Historic London Landmark for Life Sciences Innovation
Victoria House, a restored Grade II listed building in London’s Bloomsbury Square, combines flexible lab and office spaces, shared high-value equipment, and heritage architecture to support life sciences companies of all sizes while prioritizing adaptability, sustainability, and collaborative ecosystems
Reimagining Controlled-Environment Agriculture for Education and Research
The Wilmington College Agriscience Complex represents a major investment in experiential learning, preparing students for critical agricultural careers in Ohio by providing a modern, industry-aligned learning environment
From Residence to Research: Adaptive Reuse Lessons at Mount Sinai
The transformation of Mount Sinai’s 60-year-old nurse residence into a cutting-edge Center for Artificial Intelligence and Human Health highlights the challenges of adaptive reuse—tight floor heights, structural limits, and code compliance—and offers key lessons in due diligence, infrastructure replacement, and creative problem-solving for future lab projects
Transforming 100,000 SF of Retail into a LEED-Certified Lab
Invitae’s transformation of the abandoned Morrisville Outlet Mall into a 125,000-sf LEED-certified laboratory headquarters demonstrates how rigorous site assessment, flexible design, strong collaboration, proactive engagement with authorities, and creative problem-solving can turn a failing retail property into a sustainable, high-performance research facility
From Call Center to State-of-the-Art Laboratory
QualiChem is putting $9 million into a new 48,550-sf headquarters and laboratory in Virginia, uniting its office and lab operations to enhance collaboration, free up manufacturing space, and drive growth in aerospace, medical device, and automotive sectors
Developing Flexible and Affordable Lab Space for Small Businesses
Designing labs for start-ups requires creating open, flexible, and people-centered spaces—integrating public-facing design, shared amenities, and adaptable infrastructure to support both current collaboration and future shifts in AI, robotics, and global operations