Science classrooms with scientific equipment and supplies should not be used for non-science courses or activities unless the science materials can be stored in a secured area. Laboratory activities ...

A low-angle view of a building. Flower beds are shown in the foreground, with a grassy courtyard surrounding a paved pathway to the building’s entrance. There are four wooden towers along the roofline ...

Think of a scientist, and a specific image may come to mind – a man in a white coat, maybe, or someone stepping away from beakers that are foaming over in a darkened lab. That image does hold true – ...

To detect an outbreak early — whether Ebola, Zika or influenza — healthcare workers must have a local, trustworthy diagnostic lab, say researchers who are working on improving these measures. An ...

Laboratory facilities are complex, technically sophisticated, and mechanically intensive structures that are expensive to build and to maintain, and therefore the design, construction, and renovation ...

This blog post was authored by Nate Roisen, AIA, Principal, Sci + Tech Practice Leader, BWBR. As science and technology evolve at rapid speeds, lab design trends are naturally following suit. As part ...

Imagine the stereotypical biotech lab space: smudge-free counters and walls, blindingly white surfaces, and an array of stainless steel machines, all set up for maximum focus and cleanliness to ...

Written gratitude does not feel like enough at this moment, but we want to start this piece just by saying THANK YOU to the research teams around the world. You are true heroes in a time when we need ...

Several years ago, I was contracted to perform an evaluation study for an existing biosafety level-3 (BSL-3) biocontainment laboratory on the West Coast. The lab was actively performing research on ...

A laboratory affects the people for whom it was built, other people who share the building, and other stakeholders in the community, and it is designed and built by yet another large group of people.