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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
From Outdated to Outstanding: How Strategic Design Upgrades Revitalized a Research Campus
The $50-million ARP-funded modernization at UT’s West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center upgrades labs, housing, and precision agriculture facilities to boost research productivity, operational efficiency, and recruitment
Project Profile: The Ritedose Corporation
Ritedose Corporation is investing over $17 million to triple its cGMP lab footprint in Columbia, SC, adding new analytical chemistry and microbiology facilities that enhance efficiency, expand in-house testing capabilities, and support the company’s growing production capacity of 2.6 billion doses per year
Lab Design Conference Speaker Profile: Kelly Sullivan, PhD
Don’t miss Kelly Sullivan’s hands-on workshop on Collaborative Lab Planning at the 2026 Lab Design Conference—register now to secure your seat and learn practical strategies for designing flexible, efficient, and future-ready labs
Event Preview: Lab Design Digital Conference—Optimize and Upgrade Your Lab
The Lab Design Digital Conference on October 21 is a free virtual event featuring expert webinars on shared lab design, automation, and research-driven strategies, with AIA credit, live Q&A, and on-demand access for all registrants
Streamlining Cardiac Procedures Through Smart Renovation
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital is renovating its cardiac catheterization lab with over $1 million in advanced imaging technology, redesigned workflows, and enhanced safety features—offering a model for other lab projects on how strategic upgrades can improve efficiency, optimize space, and future-proof a high-acuity clinical environment
Grow Without Building: Labs Embrace Smarter, Scalable Upgrades
The U.S. life sciences real estate sector is shifting from expansion to optimization, as companies respond to slowed leasing and rising biomanufacturing demand by investing in low-cost upgrades and smarter space utilization rather than new construction, all while preparing for future flexibility and scalability
Refurbishing a Lab While Keeping Diagnostics Running
Key lessons from Northumbria Healthcare’s phased pathology lab refurbishment show how early stakeholder engagement, careful planning, and flexible operations can successfully transform a live clinical environment without disrupting vital services
Making the Case: How Labs Can Advocate for Upgrades and Expansion
Sedgwick County’s Forensic Science Center illustrates the power of aligning lab needs with public impact