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Lab Planning with Operations in Mind
Successful laboratory planning goes beyond square footage and equipment counts by incorporating operational workflows, maintenance needs, and user input early in the design process to create spaces that support efficient, compliant, and intuitive day-to-day laboratory operations
Beyond Equipment: The Hidden Impact of Laboratory Infrastructure
How integrated infrastructure helps laboratories improve safety and sustainability
Professional Profile: Josh Hirshenhorn
Josh Hirshenhorn of Precis Engineering + Architecture discusses how quality requirements, collaboration, and long-term planning are shaping the future of life sciences facilities and influencing the way teams approach laboratory design and upgrades
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
Lab End Users Share Why Peer Learning Matters: On the Floor at the Lab Design Conference
Laboratory leaders share how active expansion projects brought them to the Lab Design Conference—and why learning from peers and the design community can lead to more efficient, future-ready labs
Protecting Long-Term Laboratory Building Performance: Designing Beyond Day One
Laboratory facilities achieve the best long-term performance when they are designed not only for current research needs, but also for decades of adaptability, maintainability, system reliability, and verifiable life-safety performance through proactive planning, integrated documentation, and ongoing building system management
Creating a High-Performance Forensic Laboratory for the Lowcountry
The Tri-County Biological Science Center was designed to reduce forensic evidence backlogs through efficient workflows, rigorous contamination controls, accreditation-ready systems, and flexible infrastructure for future growth
The Role of Coatings in Maintaining Audit Calm in Pharmaceutical Facilities
A proactive approach to coatings and surface finishes can help pharmaceutical labs and manufacturing facilities achieve “audit calm” by reinforcing cleanability, consistency, and long-term control—reducing inspection risk during new builds and renovations
Design Decisions That Protect Critical Environments
By integrating contamination control into early design decisions, laboratories can better align human behavior, facility performance, and operational resilience