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Lab Design Conference Speaker Profile: Chen Qin
At the 2026 Lab Design Conference, DLR Group’s Chen Qin will co-lead an interactive roundtable focused on how strategic material selection and chemical transparency can improve occupant health and environmental sustainability in laboratory design
Where Sustainability Meets Scientific Discovery
The Paul J. DiMare Center at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School sets a new benchmark for sustainable, flexible laboratory design, supporting more than 70 research teams while demonstrating strategies for integrating high-performance systems and adaptable infrastructure within a dense campus environment
Translating Neuroscience into Architecture While Advancing Sustainable Lab Design
The University of Oxford’s Life and Mind Building demonstrates how integrating high-performance envelope design, user-driven planning, and durable, context-responsive architecture can transform fragmented departments into a cohesive, future-ready research environment
Lab Water Systems: Conservation & Closed-Loop Cooling
Labs drink water like they burn energy. Designing closed-loop systems to weather future droughts.
Embodied Carbon in Lab Builds: Concrete, Steel & Mass Timber
The structure is 50% of your carbon. Why Mass Timber is becoming the structural material of choice for biotech.
Fume Hood Energy Reduction: Reducing Air Change Rates
Your fume hoods are venting money. How auto-sash tech and lower ACH rates slash OpEx.
Electrification of the Lab: Moving Away from Natural Gas
Can a Boston lab survive without natural gas? The engineering reality of full electrification.
Net-Zero Lab Design: A Guide to Decarbonization and Energy Efficiency
Labs are energy hogs. With new SEC carbon disclosure rules looming, Net-Zero is no longer optional.
cGMP and Fossil Fuel-Free—United Therapeutics Project Lightyear
Project Lightyear is a pioneering cGMP facility by United Therapeutics that achieves net zero energy and fossil fuel-free operations through innovative sustainable systems, setting a global benchmark for resilient, high-performance pharmaceutical lab design