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Sep 8 | News
With major funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act,
Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory has built new lab space for battery
researchers
and scientists who investigate “metamaterials,” upgraded an aging
transformer
bank that supplied electricity to the entire site, and constructed a
modern
facility to support thousands of scientists who visit the laboratory
each year
to conduct cutting-edge experiments on all manner of matter.
Aug 26 | RD 100 Awards
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tenn., and SEMCO, Inc., Marietta, Georgia, have developed the SEMCO Revolution: Integrated, Active-Dessicant Rooftop Air Conditioner. The system controls both humidity and temperature independently while delivering any percentage of fresh, outdoor air required.
Aug 16 | Articles
As discussed in the July issue of Laboratory Design newsletter,
new lab construction costs this year are expected to fall 5 to 10% this
year, due to recession impacts (including reduced profit margins being
taken by firms involved in the construction industry in order to stay
competitive). Most types of lab renovations will see decreases between 4
and 5%, slightly less dramatic than the declines for new construction,
and less precipitous than the reductions in the 10% range for renovation
costs seen between 2008 and 2009.
Aug 16 | Articles
The current economic climate has adversely affected many industries,
including building and construction. Tight budgets, lack of resources
and time restrictions have forced many projects to a
standstill–including some laboratory projects. Laboratories need to be built as controlled environments that ensure
efficiency for workers and best integrate the latest technologies and
equipment.
Aug 16 | Articles
While HVAC systems consume around 70% of a laboratory’s energy,
electrical and lighting loads consume around, or over, 30%. Sustainable
lighting in laboratories typically incorporates three key strategies,
singly or (better yet) in combination: high-efficiency T8/T5 linear
fluorescent lighting systems, daylighting and occupancy sensors.
Aug 16 | Articles
An HVAC engineer’s first goal when planning any laboratory building is
always the safety of
the occupants. However, the secondary focus has become creating
energy-efficient laboratories
that meet the owner’s expectations for functionality and cost control.
Aug 16 | Articles
In its 120th year and home to seven Nobel laureates, Cold Spring Harbor
Laboratory on Long
Island, home to more than 400 scientists and growing, is hardly resting
on its laurels. The
institution that jumpstarted molecular biology—where, in 1953, James D.
Watson presented his
first public lecture on his and Francis Crick’s discovery of the
double-helical structure of
DNA—regularly makes headlines in scientific and even popular journals.
Aug 16 | News
Multidisciplinary teaching and research facility supports the
advancement of genomics, biomedical and related research areas, focused
on the development of new products such as medicinal plants, safer
foods, stress-resistant crops and bio-based products.
Aug 16 | News
It’s common wisdom that saving existing buildings has significant
economic and environmental benefits. A new study will attempt to examine
that assumption by evaluating a range of buildings to examine the
environmental impacts and costs of reuse.
Aug 16 | News
As reported last month in Laboratory Design (page 11), several
lab buildings have
been ranked among the largest construction projects begun in 2009, in
lists compiled by the
regional magazines of McGraw Hill Construction.