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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
Modernizing Mid-Century Research Buildings
Modernizing mid-century research buildings requires updating infrastructure and lab systems for safety, efficiency, and collaboration while preserving architectural character and enabling flexible, future-ready research spaces
Fostering Interdisciplinary Research: How Flexible Design Unlocks the Future of Science
As scientific research becomes increasingly interdisciplinary, academic institutions face the design challenge of creating laboratory environments that break down traditional silos while remaining flexible, modular, and sustainable enough to adapt to evolving technologies and modes of collaboration
Rethinking the Retrofit: How Collaboration Transformed an Aging Academic Lab
A collaborative, leadership-driven renovation at Louisiana State University reshaped an aging academic building into a flexible, future-ready research environment—insights shared in a free, on-demand webinar available through Lab Design’s Academic Lab Design Digital Conference
Help Shape the Future of Campus Research: Explore Academic Lab Design at the 2026 Lab Design Conference
The 2026 Lab Design Conference in Orlando will spotlight the design and construction of flexible, resilient academic labs, offering planners, architects, and campus leaders practical strategies, lessons learned, and insights for modernizing research facilities while balancing budgets and sustainability goals
Event Preview: Academic Lab Design Digital Conference
On December 4, the Academic Lab Design Digital Conference offers a full day of live and on-demand webinars that qualify for AIA continuing education credit, providing architects, engineers, and higher education professionals with practical strategies, expert insights, and Q&A opportunities to create safer, more efficient, and collaborative academic laboratory environments
Building a Lab Competitive Advantage at a Midwest University
The new Sciences Center at Butler University enhances interdisciplinary learning and student success through intentional design, seamlessly integrating renovated and new spaces with natural light, flexible study areas, and state-of-the-art labs to create a competitive academic advantage
Columbus State’s $50M Investment in Classrooms and Specialized Labs
Columbus State Community College is investing over $50 million to renovate Franklin Hall and enhance campus facilities, including specialized labs for semiconductor, biotechnology, and automotive technology education, to create modern, flexible learning spaces that support active and collaborative teaching
Streamlining Lab Renovations: How Design-Build Delivery Helps Universities Save Time and Reduce Costs
Universities facing high capital costs and overbuilding challenges are increasingly turning to design-build delivery for lab renovations, as it fosters early contractor involvement, enhances collaboration, reduces embodied carbon, and mitigates risks associated with renovating occupied buildings—ensuring smoother execution, budget alignment, and accelerated project timelines
A State-of-the-Art Transformation at Bethel University
Bethel University has transformed its chemistry and biological sciences labs with a $1 million renovation, incorporating cutting-edge tools like a 3D virtual dissection tool and flexible-use spaces to enhance STEM education and collaboration for its students