Laboratory Design Guide

Laboratory Design Guide is a complete guide to the complex process of laboratory design and construction. With practical advice and detailed examples, it is an indispensable reference for anyone involved in building or renovating laboratories. The author explains how to meet the unique combination of requirements that laboratory design entails. Considerations range from safety and site considerations to instrumentation and special furniture, and accommodate the latest laboratory practices and the constant evolution of science. Case studies from around the world illustrate universal principles of good design while showing a variety of approaches. Revised throughout, the book contains a brand new chapter on the role of the computer, covering topics such as the virtual experiment, hot desking, virtual buildings and computer-generated space relationship diagrams. There are also 10 new international case studies, including the Kadoorie Biological Sciences Building at the University of Hong Kong.  

Contents: Introduction; Summary of Recommendations; Design brief; Design methodology; Site and buildings; Laboratory furniture and services; Special cabinets and benches; Laboratory instrumentation and equipment; On completion; Maintenance; Environmental design in laboratories; Hydraulic Services; Project Cost Control; Occupational Health and Safety; The Role of the Computer; Case Studies; Appendices.

Third Edition. 402 pages. Paperback, Hardback & eBook. Suitable for professional architects, laboratory managers for both new buildings and refurbishing laboratories, scientists and student architects. Published by  Routledge.

ISBN: Paperback: 9780750660891, Hardback: 9781138138582, eBook: 9780080496023

Price: Paperback: £68.99, Hardback: £140.00, eBook: £62.09