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Integrating Lab Infrastructure: Casework as the Core of Cohesive Laboratory Design
At the 2025 Lab Design Conference in Denver, a presentation on Integrating Lab Infrastructure—Casework Solutions highlighted how coordinated planning between architecture and engineering enhances laboratory flexibility, safety, and long-term operational efficiency
Chico State Breaks Ground on a Next-Generation Forensic Anthropology Laboratory
California State University, Chico has broken ground on its Human Identification Laboratory—a project that will triple capacity, modernize infrastructure, expand training and research, and strengthen statewide forensic anthropology support for law enforcement and public safety
Rhode Island Unveils Modern Laboratory to Advance Public Health and Safety
Rhode Island’s new State Health Laboratory in Providence replaces an outdated facility with a modern, flexible, and sustainable space that enhances public health capabilities, supports collaboration with academic and industry partners, and positions the state to respond to emerging threats with advanced technologies like genomic sequencing
Networking at the 2026 Lab Design Conference: Who You Can Meet and What You Can Learn
The 2026 Lab Design Conference is the go-to event for lab design and build professionals, offering a friendly, well-sized setting where conference staff help connect you with peers, spark idea-sharing, and foster collaborations that can support your lab projects long after the event ends
Florida’s Semiconductor Growth Accelerates with NeoCity’s Multi-Use Lab
Osceola County’s upcoming 30,000‑sf Multi-Use Lab Building at NeoCity is a flexible, state-funded facility designed to support semiconductor R&D, attract multiple tenants, and serve as a central hub for Florida’s growing high-tech ecosystem
Need to Complete Your AIA LUs for the Year? Lab Design Has You Covered!
Lab Design’s free, on-demand webinars and digital conferences let architects earn AIA credits anytime while gaining expert insights and practical knowledge in laboratory design
Lab Renovation Enhances Learning, Safety, and Technology Integration
The University of Wisconsin-Stout completed a $7.4 million, two-phase renovation of its Jarvis Hall laboratories, upgrading infrastructure, technology, and safety while maintaining active teaching and research operations
Professional Profile: Michael Paul Krug
SmithGroup’s Michael Paul Krug, AIA, LEED AP, chats with Lab Design News about the inspirations, philosophies, and personal passions—from community building to hands-on design—that shape his approach to architecture and laboratory design
Designing for Containment: The High Stakes of Fume Hood Specification
Fume hood failures often result not from the equipment itself but from room design, airflow dynamics, and user interactions—a new book emphasizes specifying and testing hoods under real-world, dynamic conditions to ensure long-term lab safety
Expanded Microbiology Laboratory Strengthens Sterile Capabilities
Aenova’s Latina site has expanded its microbiology quality control laboratory to 800 square meters, adding advanced isolator-based sterility testing, automation, and digital systems to enhance compliance, capacity, and efficiency as part of the company’s broader sterile manufacturing growth initiative