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Designing Labs for What Comes Next: Inside a 15-Year Masterplan
Ireland’s Technological University of the Shannon is planning new research facilities, postgraduate hubs and industry-facing innovation spaces while using adaptive reuse and flexible planning to accommodate changing research needs
Harris-Stowe State University Breaks Ground on Flexible STEM Center
Harris-Stowe State University’s new $62 million STEM Center will combine flexible laboratories, research spaces, classrooms, and collaborative environments designed to support current programs and future workforce needs
The Quantum Readiness Recipe: Evaluating Facility Needs
As quantum research accelerates, laboratory planners must balance precision engineering, flexible infrastructure, and early stakeholder collaboration to create facilities capable of supporting technologies that have yet to be invented
Lab Planning with Operations in Mind
Successful laboratory planning goes beyond square footage and equipment counts by incorporating operational workflows, maintenance needs, and user input early in the design process to create spaces that support efficient, compliant, and intuitive day-to-day laboratory operations
Secure Lab Expands Digital Forensics Access for Rural Agencies
The University of Southern Mississippi’s new Rural Digital Forensics Initiative laboratory balances secure evidence handling, forensic operations, and hands-on education within a renovated campus space designed to expand access for rural law enforcement agencies
Beyond Equipment: The Hidden Impact of Laboratory Infrastructure
How integrated infrastructure helps laboratories improve safety and sustainability
Decarbonizing Labs Through Thermal Energy Networks
As laboratories face growing pressure to decarbonize, thermal energy networks offer a path beyond building-by-building electrification. Charlie Marino and Victor Sanchez shared how campuses can leverage shared infrastructure, heat recovery, and strategic planning to reduce emissions, during their 2026 Lab Design Conference session
Designing Life Sciences Real Estate for Growth and Talent
As life sciences companies evolve and competition for talent intensifies, developers are rethinking laboratory campuses with adaptable infrastructure, faster occupancy, and employee-focused environments
LLNL’s New Digital Backbone Positions National Security Lab for the AI Era
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's new Digital Infrastructure Capability Expansion facility delivers the resilient, scalable communications backbone needed to support AI, exascale computing, and the National Nuclear Security Administration's long-term infrastructure modernization strategy