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Proposed NOAA Lab Closures Raise Critical Questions about Research Facilities
The proposed NOAA budget would shut down key physical research laboratories across the country, leaving the future of their specialized buildings, equipment, and ongoing infrastructure upgrades uncertain
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
Share Your Lab Design Journey at the 2026 Lab Design Conference
Speaker proposals are being accepted until August 8 for the 2026 Lab Design Conference in Orlando—lab managers, end users, and design professionals are invited to share real-world lessons from lab renovations, new builds, expansions, and sustainability-focused projects to help others navigate the challenges of planning, building, and optimizing laboratory spaces
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
Design Like a J.E.D.I.: You Belong Here—How Courage, Representation, and Leadership Create Space for Us All
Dr. Shamika Kelley is transforming New Orleans' forensic lab not only through empathetic leadership and wellness-focused culture, but by directly influencing the physical lab space—expanding staff capacity, bringing DNA analysis in-house with advanced equipment, and ensuring the layout supports both operational excellence and human-centered design
From Fire to Future: How Building X Reunites Researchers
The University of Delaware’s new Building X demonstrates how early end user engagement, flexible lab design, and integrated sustainability strategies can create a resilient, collaborative research facility that meets evolving scientific and campus needs
Webinar Preview: How to Build a Vivarium—From Vision to Operation
Don’t miss this free webinar from Lab Design, where expert architects will share essential strategies for planning and designing vivaria that meet research needs, ensure compliance, and support animal welfare
The Best—and Worst—of Times
Effective job site meetings—though often disliked—are essential for coordinating complex construction projects, helping all subcontractors anticipate delays, voice concerns, and avoid costly consequences through early, candid communication
Water Lab Combines Sustainability, Human-Centered Design to Win 2025 Design Excellence Award
The Aquon Water Research & Analysis Laboratory in Houten, Netherlands—designed by Vakwerk Architecten—won the 2025 Excellence in Sustainable Design Award for its innovative integration of adaptable, energy-efficient systems and biobased materials that prioritize both environmental performance and human wellbeing
Designing Toward Absolute Zero: Practical Strategies for Carbon-Neutral Laboratories
At the 2025 Lab Design Conference, Kristen DiStefano of Atelier Ten and Ryan Velasco of ZGF urged the industry to move beyond net zero and embrace absolute zero carbon design, emphasizing that through passive, all-electric systems, adaptive reuse, renewable energy, and carbon-sequestering materials, laboratories can lead the way in redefining sustainable architecture for high-performance environments