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Power & Data Density for Liquid Handlers: Architecting for High-Throughput Utilities
As laboratories scale up their automation, the electrical and network infrastructure must evolve to support fleets of power-hungry liquid handlers like Hamiltons and Tecans. Strategic utility planning prevents catastrophic tripped breakers, ensures uninterruptible workflows, and guarantees seamless data transmission.
Electrification of the Lab: Moving Away from Natural Gas
Can a Boston lab survive without natural gas? The engineering reality of full electrification.
Designing the "Ghost" Corridor: Service Strategies for Flexibility
Keep the maintenance crew out of the clean zone. The strategic value of the service corridor.
Overhead Service Carriers: The Key to Plug-and-Play Utilities
Stop tearing up floors to move a sink. Why overhead utilities are the ROI king of flexibility.
Colorado’s First: Pioneering Net-Zero Energy and All-Electric Life Sciences Design
The Ridgeway Science & Technology project in Boulder, presented at the 2025 Lab Design Conference, showcases how IMEG Corporation and Conscious Bay are pioneering Colorado’s first net-zero energy, all-electric life sciences facility through flexible, data-driven design and innovative energy storage solutions
Implementing Ventilation Risk Assessment and Energy Improvements in a Renovated Academic Lab
A recent academic teaching lab renovation, presented in a webinar at the Academic Lab Design Digital Conference, illustrates how a structured Laboratory Ventilation Risk Assessment, early stakeholder engagement, and targeted HVAC upgrades can help institutions modernize aging labs by balancing teaching needs, safety requirements, and energy performance goals
2026 Lab Design Conference Lab Tour Preview: Iron Bridge Regional Water Reclamation Facility
Attendees of the 2026 Lab Design Conference can join a separately ticketed afternoon tour of Orlando’s Iron Bridge Regional Water Reclamation Facility to see how its compact, highly efficient laboratory conducts critical environmental testing and delivers rapid results that support the city’s water systems
KC Water Expands Laboratory for the Next Generation of Testing
The KC Water laboratory, which has served as Kansas City’s hub for water quality testing for over 30 years, is undergoing a phased expansion and renovation to increase testing capacity, improve safety and workflows, integrate staff-driven design, ensure uninterrupted operations, and incorporate sustainable, future-ready infrastructure that positions the facility to meet evolving regulatory and technological demands
A Cutting-Edge Hub for Coastal Science at William & Mary
Chesapeake Bay Hall at William & Mary integrates research, education, and advisory services, featuring specialized labs for coastal and marine sciences, advanced sustainability strategies, and flexible spaces to foster interdisciplinary collaboration—all built with a focus on the site’s environmental sensitivities and cultural history