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Creating the Lab of the Future for Advanced Manufacturing
Adam Denmark’s 2026 Lab Design Conference presentation highlighted how ASU’s ISTB 12 uses flexible infrastructure, interdisciplinary planning, and industry partnerships to create a next-generation manufacturing research ecosystem
Why Lab Users Belong at the Lab Design Conference
The 2027 Lab Design Conference is seeking practical, non-commercial presentations from lab users, facility stakeholders, and project teams willing to share honest lessons learned—and attendees will gain valuable insights to help guide their own laboratory projects
Lab Users Shape Carnegie Mellon’s New Labs
By involving teaching faculty and laboratory users throughout planning, Carnegie Mellon transformed years of experience in outdated spaces into a new learning environment designed around student workflows, collaboration, and flexibility
Stakeholder-Driven Planning Transforms Former Sears into Research Hub
LSU Health Shreveport is engaging researchers early in the planning process as it transforms a former Sears building into 181,000 sf of flexible research space
What Robotics-Driven Research Means for Future Laboratory Spaces
Autonomous labs are moving research beyond traditional workflows, requiring new approaches to flexibility, infrastructure, and collaboration. Learn how robotics, AI, and automation are influencing the design of next-generation laboratory environments
From 'No, We Can't Put It on a Barge' to a Better Blood Bank: Lessons from a Landlocked Lab Renovation
During the 2026 Lab Design Conference, Baptist Health System lab staff shared how rethinking workflows, engaging end users, and embracing flexibility helped transform a decades-old blood bank laboratory into a modern, future-ready facility
The Conversations That Make or Break a Research Building
Early planning and design decisions shape the long-term success of research buildings, making clear communication and stakeholder input essential to creating laboratories that perform for decades
Call for Speakers Opens for the 2027 Lab Design Conference
The Lab Design Conference is seeking presentations featuring real-world case studies, lessons learned, and laboratory end-user perspectives
How Operational Excellence Elevated UNLV Facility to LEED Platinum
What transformed a LEED Silver medical education building into a LEED Platinum facility? The answer wasn't a redesign—it was what happened after occupants moved in
Lab End Users Share Why Peer Learning Matters: On the Floor at the Lab Design Conference
Laboratory leaders share how active expansion projects brought them to the Lab Design Conference—and why learning from peers and the design community can lead to more efficient, future-ready labs