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Streamlining Lab Renovations: How Design-Build Delivery Helps Universities Save Time and Reduce Costs
Universities facing high capital costs and overbuilding challenges are increasingly turning to design-build delivery for lab renovations, as it fosters early contractor involvement, enhances collaboration, reduces embodied carbon, and mitigates risks associated with renovating occupied buildings—ensuring smoother execution, budget alignment, and accelerated project timelines
Thriving Science and Innovation Ecosystem Continues to Grow Outside the Golden Triangle
Discovery Park is emerging as a thriving life sciences hub outside the UK’s Golden Triangle, attracting global companies, supporting start-ups, and fostering innovation despite shifting investment trends
A Modernized Approach to Public Health Infrastructure
The County of San Diego's public health laboratory, set to open in late spring 2025, will replace the outdated facility with a state-of-the-art building that enhances testing capacity for infectious diseases, food and water safety, and pathogens, while serving as a regional CDC hub and training center for public health professionals
Lab Design Conference Speaker Profile: Isabel Mandujano
2025 Lab Design Conference speaker Isabel Mandujano of LPA, Inc. discusses the structural challenges of adapting existing buildings for laboratory use, focusing on vibration control, mechanical system integration, and spatial constraints, while comparing building typologies, debunking retrofitting misconceptions, and presenting innovative solutions to enhance functionality, safety, and sustainability in adaptive reuse projects
Cancer Diagnostics Company Moves into Pegasus Park’s Largest Spec Lab Suite
Designed for flexibility, the state-of-the-art laboratory space supports both emerging startups and established life sciences companies
GE Johnson is Now DPR Construction
Since joining the DPR family of companies, GE Johnson has operated as a standalone entity—the integration marks the next phase in combining GE Johnson’s market expertise and building ingenuity with DPR’s national reach
Next-Gen Battery Innovator Company Opens New Lab to Support Growth, Insource Cell Building
Nuvvon’s new Parsippany, NJ lab expands research, development, and manufacturing capabilities for solid-state lithium batteries, enhancing safety, efficiency, and innovation through improved collaboration and state-of-the-art facilities
A New Era for Neuroscience: Inside Washington University’s State-of-the-Art Research Hub
The newly dedicated Jeffrey T. Fort Neuroscience Research Building at Washington University School of Medicine consolidates 120 research teams to advance neuroscience, foster industry collaboration, and drive scientific and economic growth in St. Louis
Lab Design Conference Speaker Profile: Joss Hurford
2025 Lab Design Conference speaker Joss Hurford of Affiliated Engineers, Inc. discusses how climate and weather events threaten research institutions, best practices for designing resilient research laboratories, and lessons learned from NIH standards and case studies in critical facilities
Sneak Peek: Key Insights from Lab Design’s 'Streamlining Lab Operations' Webinar
Lab Design News will host a free webinar, "Streamlining Lab Operations: Leveraging Digital Platforms for Scalable, Efficient Lab Design," featuring Shoham Zuntz of Labguru, who will discuss strategies for integrating digital tools to optimize workflows, improve scalability, and enhance collaboration in lab design and operations, with real-world examples and interactive Q&A