Webinar: How to Build a Forensic Lab
Register for this free on-demand webinar from Lab Design to explore the strategies behind planning and delivering successful forensic laboratory facilities. Join industry experts as they examine the key considerations that shape forensic laboratory projects—from early planning and stakeholder engagement to infrastructure, security, and long-term adaptability. This webinar will provide practical guidance on the questions to ask early, the decisions that have lasting impacts, and the common challenges that can affect facility performance.
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
1:00pm ET
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Planning and delivering a successful forensic laboratory requires far more than designing a standard lab building. These highly specialized facilities must support complex laboratory operations, evolving technologies, specialized building systems, stringent security requirements, and the long-term needs of the agencies they serve.
This webinar provides a high-level overview of the critical considerations that influence forensic laboratory projects from early planning through occupancy. This discussion will focus on the unique drivers that distinguish forensic facilities from other laboratory types, including stakeholder alignment, operational workflow, infrastructure planning, security, flexibility, and long-term adaptability.
Participants will gain practical insight into the questions owners and project teams should be asking early, the decisions that can have long-term consequences, and the common challenges that can affect facility performance if not addressed during planning. Whether your organization is considering a renovation, expansion, or new forensic science facility, this session will offer useful perspectives on how thoughtful planning can support resilient, efficient, and mission-focused laboratory environments.
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Learning objectives:
1. Recognize the unique planning and operational considerations that distinguish forensic laboratories from other laboratory facility types.
2. Identify early planning decisions that can influence project scope, stakeholder alignment, facility performance, and long-term operational success.
3. Understand how laboratory operations, evidence handling, specialized building systems, security, and flexibility must be considered together throughout the project lifecycle.
4. Discuss common planning and delivery challenges impact efficiency, adaptability, occupancy, and long-term facility performance.
Speakers
Jon Howard
Principal, Forensic Sector Leader
Crime Lab Design
Jinhee Lee
Forensic Laboratory Subject Matter Expert
Crime Lab Design
Kassandra Garza
Senior Forensic Laboratory Architect
Crime Lab Design
Tom Hoff
Forensic Mechanical Engineer
Crime Lab Design
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