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Designing Labs for Energy Efficiency and Institutional Climate Goals
As laboratories pursue ambitious sustainability goals amid rising energy costs and market volatility, facility leaders are increasingly finding that long-term success depends on integrating energy efficiency, procurement, resilience, and demand management into a comprehensive energy strategy
Why Holistic Planning Leads to Better Labs: On the Floor at the Lab Design Conference
In this video interview from the 2026 Lab Design Conference, Aimée Smith of RWDI and the Lab Design editorial board shares practical advice for designing high-performing, sustainable laboratories
FSU’s New Research Hub Breaks Down Silos to Drive Discovery
Florida State University’s Interdisciplinary Research & Commercialization Building is designed to support multiple research fields through adaptable labs, collaboration-focused planning, and vibration-controlled infrastructure for sensitive quantum research
Why Laboratory Sustainability Efforts Need Better Data, Not Just Better Technology
As laboratories face increasing pressure to meet sustainability goals and building performance requirements, reliable facility data is becoming essential for benchmarking energy use, validating upgrades, securing incentives, and demonstrating long-term compliance
USDA Opens Applications for Historic $125M Infrastructure Investment
A historic $125 million federal investment targets deferred maintenance, lab modernization, and new construction across US land-grant universities
How Predictive Modeling De-Risks Pharma Water Infrastructure
Predictive engineering platform allows lab planners and AEC teams to model utility demand, carbon emissions, and equipment sizing during conceptual design
A Major First Step in a Decade-Long Vision
Construction has begun on Project GB1 at Norwich Research Park in the UK, a flexible 63,000-sf lab and office building marking the start of a £200+ million, 10-year expansion to support growth in agri-food, health, and environmental sciences
Supporting the Circular Economy with a Next-Gen Testing Lab
Driven by lessons learned from inefficient workflows, UW–Stevens Point's new Compostability Testing Laboratory combines user-centered design, flexible infrastructure, and specialized testing environments to create a more efficient and adaptable research facility
High-Performance Labs, Right-Sized Budgets: The Value Design Approach
Replacing traditional cost-cutting value engineering with a proactive, collaborative value design approach enables science and technology facilities to optimize performance, flexibility, and lifecycle costs from the outset
Elevating Lab Design: AMRF Earns Special Mention for Sustainable Renovation
The NRC’s $77 million AMRF project in Ontario transforms an occupied, conventional lab building into a vertically expanded, LEED Gold, highly flexible, and electrified research facility—earning a 2026 Design Excellence Special Mention while serving as a scalable model for modern, low-carbon laboratory design