Building with Flexibility & Scalability in Mind
Register for this free webinar from Lab Design to explore how flexibility and scalability can be used as key strategies for adapting laboratory environments to changing research priorities, evolving programs, and funding uncertainty. The session will highlight how design choices such as modular casework, shared core facilities, and strategic storage can improve space utilization, extend facility life, and reduce operational disruptions.
Thursday, May 28, 2026
1:00pm ET
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Laboratory facilities must do more than support research—they must also help institutions adapt to shifting priorities, evolving programs, and funding uncertainty, all while protecting the health, safety, and well-being of occupants. This webinar will explore how flexibility and scalability can serve as powerful operational strategies, enabling laboratories to accommodate changing team sizes, new equipment, and emerging research without requiring costly new construction. Attendees will learn how design decisions such as modular casework, shared core facilities, and strategic storage planning can improve space utilization, reduce operational disruptions, and extend the useful life of laboratory environments.
In addition to operational efficiency, the session will examine how adaptable laboratory environments directly support health, safety, and welfare by improving circulation, reducing overcrowding and clutter, enhancing physical comfort, and minimizing risks during renovation and construction. Through real-world examples and practical guidance, participants will gain actionable strategies to create laboratory spaces that are safer, more resilient, and better equipped to support both scientific productivity and occupant well-being, even in the face of constrained resources.
Lab Design is an AIA CES approved education provider
Learning objectives:
Understand how flexibility and scalability improve both operational continuity and occupant safety
Identify design and operational strategies that support physical safety, mental wellness, and physical comfort
Recognize how space utilization and infrastructure decisions affect safety and stress levels
Apply flexibility principles in ways that enhance safety, comfort, and long-term facility performance
Speaker
Rainey Hufstetler
Senior Associate Architect
Ayers Saint Gross
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