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Expanding Lab Capacity Through a Flexible Retrofit Strategy
Retrofits, Renovations, Expansions, Modular design, budgeting, stakeholders MaryBeth DiDonna Retrofits, Renovations, Expansions, Modular design, budgeting, stakeholders MaryBeth DiDonna

Expanding Lab Capacity Through a Flexible Retrofit Strategy

The expansion of Ben Franklin TechVentures in Bethlehem converts existing space into flexible wet and electronics labs, using a retrofit approach and upgraded infrastructure to meet rising cross-disciplinary demand from early-stage life sciences and microelectronics companies while strengthening the region’s innovation ecosystem

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An Engineer’s Approach to an Integrated and Innovative Research Institute
Lab Design Conference, Academic Labs, Engineering, Modular design, New Builds MaryBeth DiDonna Lab Design Conference, Academic Labs, Engineering, Modular design, New Builds MaryBeth DiDonna

An Engineer’s Approach to an Integrated and Innovative Research Institute

At the 2025 Lab Design Conference, AEI principals Blythe Vogt and Holly Lattin showcased the University of Arkansas’s I³R building as a model of sustainable, flexible, and modular lab design that integrates energy-efficient systems, adaptable floorplates, and forward-thinking engineering to support evolving interdisciplinary research needs

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