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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
Engineering Collaboration: How Laboratory Design Sparks Scientific Discovery
Although separated by geography and scientific focus, Kadans' newest research facilities in Paris and Cambridge share a common philosophy: thoughtfully designed laboratories and social spaces can create the chance encounters that accelerate innovation
Beyond the Fume Hood: Strategies for Safer, More Efficient Lab Ventilation
Is your laboratory getting the most from its fume hoods? Learn how design, HVAC systems, maintenance, and user behavior can make a difference
Beyond Equipment: The Hidden Impact of Laboratory Infrastructure
How integrated infrastructure helps laboratories improve safety and sustainability
Decarbonizing Labs Through Thermal Energy Networks
As laboratories face growing pressure to decarbonize, thermal energy networks offer a path beyond building-by-building electrification. Charlie Marino and Victor Sanchez shared how campuses can leverage shared infrastructure, heat recovery, and strategic planning to reduce emissions, during their 2026 Lab Design Conference session
Professional Profile: Kendra LeBlanc
Lab planner and interior designer Kendra LeBlanc shares how technical problem-solving, close collaboration with scientists, and a focus on flexibility, safety, and sustainability help create laboratory spaces that perform today and adapt for tomorrow
The Conversations That Make or Break a Research Building
Early planning and design decisions shape the long-term success of research buildings, making clear communication and stakeholder input essential to creating laboratories that perform for decades
How Operational Excellence Elevated UNLV Facility to LEED Platinum
What transformed a LEED Silver medical education building into a LEED Platinum facility? The answer wasn't a redesign—it was what happened after occupants moved in
Demand Response in Critical Environments: Can Cleanrooms and Labs Participate Safely?
Demand response can offer energy savings for laboratories and cleanrooms, but only when supported by rigorous planning, risk assessment, commissioning, and safeguards that protect safety and research operations