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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
Integrating Diagnostics and Genetics Through Laboratory Design
Dynacare’s new precision medicine laboratory in Laval’s Biotech City consolidates diagnostic and genetics operations into a user-centered, highly integrated facility that enhances collaboration, streamlines workflows, maintains service continuity during transition, and advances efficient, patient-focused care
An Operations-First Framework for Lab Renovations
Renovating active laboratories offers a cost-effective alternative to new construction but requires a highly strategic, operations-centered approach to upgrade facilities and integrate new technologies while minimizing disruptions to critical, ongoing work
Logical Workflow Solutions for Labs: Designing Around How Work Happens in Real Life
Laboratory designs often fall short when early decisions are made without direct input from end users, leading to subtle but persistent workflow inefficiencies that could be avoided by understanding and prioritizing real-world processes from the outset