The Laboratory Design Conference – Philadelphia
Laboratory Design Conference Philadelphia
April 23–25, 2018 | Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Laboratory Design Conference
Since 2002, the Laboratory Design Conference has provided a dynamic educational and networking event for those involved in planning, designing, engineering, constructing and operating laboratory facilities. Informative panels and sessions feature lab design experts delivering unique presentations on trends in creating the most efficient, state-of-the-art facilities.
Each spring, the conference also marks the official announcement of the Laboratory of the Year winners, with in-depth discussions by the winning project teams.
The Laboratory Design Conference also offers exemplary lab facilities, including those to which attendees would not otherwise have access, are an integral part of the overall Laboratory Design Conference experience.
Who Should Attend?
Anyone who works in the world of laboratory design should take this opportunity to network and meet with associates, service providers and buyers. Each year, the Laboratory Design Conference welcomes:
International Lab Design Conference Target Visitors
- Business Development Managers
- C-level Executives
- Construction Specialists
- Consultants
- Engineers
- Laboratory Designers/Planners
- Lab Owners/Partners/Principals
- Manufacturers
- Project Managers
- Senior-level Architects
- Supervisors and Directors of Facilities
- Sustainable Design Experts
- Technical Service Providers
International Lab Design Conference Scope
- Clean room equipment
- HVAC system
- Clean room framework
- Cleanroom supplies
- Testing instrumentation equipment
- Related products
- Design& certification, etc
Flexible Lab Design
- Keynote: The Next Generation of Collaborative Lab Space
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One of the top goals of any research building is to foster collaboration. Reality check: Unfortunately, this objective is rarely achieved to the extent your clients anticipate. This compelling presentation will focus on insider virtual tours of what has traditionally been successful—and the actual impact social media is having on these environments today—and the lessons learned.
- Pop Up Labs in the Innovation Corridor
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Monday, April 24, 10:10 – 11:00 AM
Speaker(s): Joseph Wagner, AIA – Kenneth Luker, AIA, LEED AP
Room #: Salon F-H
Pop up restaurants are everywhere … so why not pop up labs? Pop up labs are used in the “innovation corridor” in order to engage, excite and promote science in our everyday lives.
This presentation will present North Carolina State University’s vision of reshaping the College of Sciences crossroads for Science and Creativity. This is a new take on the future …
- Renovating Flexible Laboratories for Changing Research
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Monday, April 24, 11:10 – 12:00 PM
Speaker(s): Kevin Chriswell, AIA, LEED AP – Nykia Gantt
Room #: Salon F-H
While the term “flexible laboratory design” has been a buzzword in laboratory planning in recent years, there are true advantages with regards to cost savings and reduced schedule when flexible laboratories are renovated years after their initial design. This session will review components of a flexible lab system including modular casework, flexible utility connections and demountable partition systems. Pre-installation of …
- Best Practices for Achieving Flexibility and Enhancing Collaboration
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Monday, April 24, 2:40 – 3:30 PM
Speaker(s): Bernard Dooley, AIA, LEED AP – Roger Goldstein, FAIA, LEED AP
Room #: Salon F-H
This session will explore planning approaches for creating integrated science facilities that drive efficiency and embody future flexibility with regards to cost, program and building systems. The presentation will examine three new science building projects that feature openness and transparency to promote comfort, efficiency, safety, productivity and collaboration. Design opportunities and options that integrate physical space, program and user experience to …
- Sustainability Lab Panel: How Do Labs Become Green and Stay Green?
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Tuesday, April 25, 9:00 – 10:00 AM
Speaker(s): Kevin Brettmann – Otto Van Geet, PE, LEED AP – Punit Jain, AIA, LEED Fellow – Sean Convery, PE
Room #: Salon A-E
Join us for a panel-style discussion on laboratory sustainability—how to achieve “green” standards and how to maintain them. An audience Q&A will follow our expert panel.
- The Laboratory in 2050
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Tuesday, April 25, 10:10 – 11:00 AM
Speaker(s): Adam Denmark, AIA, LEED AP BD+C – Edward Burton, RIBA
Room #: City of Oaks
The Laboratory of the Half Century (a.k.a. Lab2050) is an initiative by SmithGroupJJR which endeavors to dig deep into the scientific trends, new technologies and economics that will shape the design concepts of research laboratory environments in the coming decades. To explore these challenges, Lab2050 is divided into six sub-categories focused on common themes often discussed in today’s …
- Glass Laboratories: R&D Greenhouses
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Plant-based research and pharmaceuticals have received notoriety in recent years due to challenges in both the agriculture and pharmaceutical industries. Global challenges facing the agriculture industry include hunger faced by a growing population, as well as drought and disease resistance. Pharmaceutical advances are now using plants to create vaccines for infections such as pandemic flu and Ebola. The facilities that …
- Thermal Comfort and Glazing in Lab Spaces
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Tuesday, April 25, 1:30 – 2:20 PM
Speaker(s): Alejandra Menchaca, PhD, LEED AP – Vera Baranova
Room #: Salon F-H
In laboratory spaces, mechanical systems, such as perimeter heating, compensate for shortcomings in envelope performance to provide a thermally comfortable environment. However, with an increased interest in maximizing energy efficiency and providing healthy spaces for occupants, this model is due for reconsideration. With a better understanding of how thermal comfort is affected by different glazing performance criteria and geometries in …
- Designing for Plant Science Research
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Tuesday, April 25, 3:30 – 4:20 PM
Speaker(s): Julia Janaro, AIA, LEED AP, GGP – Michael Nagy, RA
Room #: City of Oaks
Plant science is a growing research field that focuses on many current global issues including plant health and production, food security, bio-based fuels for clean energy, pharmaceutics and environmental conservation. There is, and will continue to be, a need to educate and employ an increasing number of agro-related researchers to meet the demands of the future. This session will introduce the …
Lab Planning Strategies
Lab Planning Strategies
- Top 10 Lab Design Pitfalls to Avoid
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Monday, April 24, 10:10 – 11:00 AM
Speaker(s): Brian Brader, RA, NCARB – Christopher W. Bartlett, LEED AP BD+C
Room #: City of Oaks
Certain lab design pitfalls can create an undesirable outcome. Communication channels need to remain open throughout the design process to achieve a successful result. This session will examine each pitfall and the circumstances that caused it, and more importantly, how to steer clear of them in order to achieve project success. Learn about tips and tricks to organize yourself and …
- From Afterthought to Forethought: Designing an Optimal Analytical Lab
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Dedicated instrument laboratories performing analytical chemistry using mass spectrometers, liquid chromatography and other equipment are critical-use areas within modern laboratories. These instruments are often used to perform daily quality control and testing functions. All facets of employing analytical equipment—from procurement, setup and the testing procedures, to the staffing and utility requirements—make owning and operating analytical equipment an extraordinarily expensive undertaking.
All …
- Integrating Environmental Health and Safety Issues into Lab Design
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Monday, April 24, 4:10 – 5:00 PM
Room #: City of Oaks
MIT is a great example of an institution that is expected to lead the world in scientific discovery, but in doing so must deal with a great deal of complexity with regard to facilities and its building systems. The programmatic and aesthetic priorities cannot be allowed to distort the essential criteria for a successful laboratory, which is to allow investigators …
- Workshop: Handling Hazardous Materials in Your Laboratory
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Monday, April 24, 5:10 – 6:00 PM
Speaker(s): David Withee – Javier Arguedas – Mark Doore – Sascha Kunkel
Room #: Salon F-H
If you are designing a lab space or work in a lab, you have experienced the challenges associated with understanding the complex rules and requirements regarding using hazardous materials. The vendors that supply these materials have not made understanding requirements easy. It is the burden of the construction participants to assure compliance to regulations and good engineering practice. This workshop …
- Workshop: Getting What You Pay For: The Value of Lab Mock-ups
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Monday, April 24, 5:10 – 6:00 PM
Speaker(s): Jacob Werner, AIA, LEED AP BD+C – Martin Lu, AIA, LEED AP BD+C – Matt Ellsworth, AIA, LEED AP
Room #: City of Oaks
Mock-ups have an intrinsic value, but they come with a cost. What do projects gain from including mock-ups? What do projects give up without mock-ups? What are different kinds of mock-ups, and how are they best applied? When can in-place mock-ups substitute for dedicated mock-ups? What parts of projects benefit most from mock-ups? When and how can mock-ups be misleading …
- Redefining Engineering Learning and Working Environments
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Deakin University’s new Centre for Advanced Design in Engineering Training (CADET) is a new higher education and research facility designed as an integral part of the Research and Technology precinct within the Deakin University campus. Envisaged as a catalyst capable of redefining a modern design based engineering school, CADET provides a stimulating and engaging student-centered learning environment, integrating creativity, innovation …
- Creating Community and Connectivity in Lab Design
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Tuesday, April 25, 1:30 – 2:20 PM
Speaker(s): Don Kranbuehl – Pat OKeefe, AIA, LEED AP BD+C
Room #: City of Oaks
Science and Technology owners often demand world-class cutting edge laboratories that attract the best talent in the country but designed at a record pace with a limited budget. The speakers will reveal that at the core of this challenge is creating a sense of community and creating connections between users, their research and the surrounding environment. The presentation will reveal …
Renovation & Reuse
- Everything Old is New Again
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Monday, April 24, 11:10 – 12:00 PM
Speaker(s): Noah A. Rollins, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C
Room #: City of Oaks
The continuously rising costs of building and land are causing institutions to carefully consider when new construction is the right choice. Combined with an increasing surplus of outdated but structurally-viable existing buildings, many are now considering the benefits of adaptive reuse. What challenges do these legacy facilities present for both design aesthetics and engineering needs of contemporary sciences? With research …
- Big Impact, Little Space
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For years, “collaboration” has been a buzzword for new lab building design. But how do we update existing science buildings to improve collaboration? This session will focus on three topics:
1. Designing labs for collaboration.
2. The millennial generation’s workstyle and how it influenced the design of Rice University’s New Emerging Science and Technology Center (NEST), a 15,000 …
- Alcami Tech Center: Perspective from the Owner, Lab Planner and Engineer
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Tuesday, April 25, 11:10 – 12:00 PM
Room #: City of Oaks
Alcami specializes in all phases of pharmaceutical development—from critical preformulation studies to commercial product lifecycle management. The advantage of using Alcami is consistent, flexible and reliable on-time delivery. To meet these market demands for fast turnaround, the design team worked closely with the owner to renovate their existing headquarters facility in Wilmington, N.C., to provide for additional laboratory testing facilities …
Precision Cleanrooms New York City Office Grand Opening
As New York City begins its early phases of reopening since the onset of the pandemic, cleanroom design and construction services firm Precision Cleanrooms makes its claim in the Big Apple with its first New York City office in the company’s 32-year history. Located in Union Square at 41 East 11th Street, Precision Cleanrooms’ New York office will serve customers in greater New York and the extended Northeastern United States, providing turnkey cleanroom solutions and services for many industries including: pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, and microelectronics industries.
EdgeX Inc. Launches Sense8 and Visual USP Applications for Environmental Monitoring
EdgeX, Inc. announced today the commercial launch of two applications for environmental monitoring. Sense8 monitors and records temperature, humidity and pressure differentials to ensure regulatory compliance for operating rooms and pharmacy cleanrooms. Visual USP provides documentation of required tasks and staff competencies for USP 797/800 compliance.
Dec Group partnered with IKA to provide customers with battery production solutions
Dec Group, a leading provider of materials handling and process solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with IKA, a prominent leader in technology-driven solutions. This collaboration aims to revolutionize the battery manufacturing sector by offering comprehensive solutions for conveying and bulk handling, blending/dispersion, drying, mixing, milling, and packaging battery powders.
LG Chem to Build $3 Billion Battery Cathode Factory for EVs in Tennessee
LG Chem is set to establish a $3 billion battery cathode factory for electric vehicles (EVs) in Tennessee. Additionally, it has inked a long-term cathode material supply contract with General Motors (GM) worth a staggering $19 billion.
RTX’s Pratt & Whitney announces further capacity expansion at Singapore Manufacturing Facility
Pratt & Whitney announced a $20 million investment to grow its manufacturing capacity in Singapore for the production of Pratt & Whitney GTF™ engine high pressure turbine (HPT) disks.
SK hynix Unveils Roadmap for Use of Recycled Materials in Chip Production
SK hynix Inc. announced today that it has established a roadmap to actively utilize recycled1 and renewable2 materials in production, marking the first case that a semiconductor company lays out such mid- to long-term plan.
BAE Systems, Inc. and U.S. Dept. of Commerce announce first CHIPS and Science Act funding to modernize microelectronics facility
Biologics Modular today announced a significant milestone with respect to intellectual property, demonstrating its ongoing commitment to innovation and leadership of the modular cleanroom industry. The patent award encompasses the area where cleanroom modules are preassembled with air filtration systems already in place. Therefore, when transported to the customer, it arrives as a pretested system, whether it is one unit or a cleanroom made up of multiple units connected togethe
Toyota Advances Its Commitment To Vehicle Electrification
Toyota Advances its Commitment to vehicle electrification, Toyota will assemble three-row, battery electric SUV at Toyota Kentucky starting in 2025
ImmPACT Bio Announces Opening of California-Based GMP Facility
ImmPACT Bio Announces California-Based GMP Facility for Clinical Production of IMPT-314, a CD19/CD20 CAR T Therapy for B-Cell Malignancies and Autoimmune Diseases
Biomerics Announces Merger with Precision Concepts Medical
Biomerics, the leading vertically integrated contract manufacturer for the interventional medical device market, announced today that it has entered into definitive agreements to merge with Precision Concepts’ medical business (“Precision Concepts Medical”).
