What to Know for Your First Lab Build
Register for this free webinar from Lab Design to learn how to navigate your first major laboratory build or renovation. Industry experts will walk through key steps, from assembling a project team and establishing goals to documenting workflows, identifying equipment and hazards, and evaluating design options. The session will also address common challenges, including existing conditions, budget and schedule constraints, changing requirements, and communication gaps between lab users and design teams, helping first-time clients make informed decisions and avoid costly surprises.
Thursday, November 19, 2026
1:00pm ET
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Taking on a first major laboratory build or renovation can be daunting, especially for teams accustomed to focusing on science rather than real estate, design, construction, and permitting. This session will provide a practical roadmap for navigating the process, from assembling the right project team and establishing goals to documenting workflows, identifying equipment and hazards, developing a realistic program, and evaluating design options.
The speakers will discuss common challenges first-time clients encounter, including unknown existing conditions, budget and schedule decisions, changing requirements, and communication gaps between lab users and design teams. The session will also address health, safety, and welfare considerations that should be identified early, including chemical hazards, ventilation, emergency planning, ergonomics, accessibility, and other factors that can influence laboratory layout and infrastructure.
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Learning objectives:
Identify the key project team members, decisions, and information needed to establish a clear scope, budget, schedule, and set of project goals.
Describe how documenting laboratory workflows, equipment, materials, personnel, and future needs can inform space planning, adjacencies, and infrastructure requirements.
Recognize common health, safety, and welfare considerations that can affect laboratory design, including hazardous materials, ventilation, emergency planning, ergonomics, accessibility, and occupant well-being.
Apply practical strategies for reviewing design options, managing unknown conditions and changing requirements, and communicating effectively with architects, engineers, contractors, and other project partners.
Speakers
Vladimir Novakovic, AIA
Architect, Principal
Perspectus Architecture
Matt Morgan, PE
Principal
Karpinski Engineering
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