Building type basics for research laboratories

Daniel D. Watch0471392367, 9780471392361

The fastest way to straighten out the learning curve on specialized design projects “The series is welcome . . . By providing recent buildings as examples, supported with technical information and charts of design criteria, these books attempt to bridge the gap between theory and practice.”-Oculus Building Type Basics books provide architects with the essentials they need to jump-start the design of a variety of specialized facilities. In each volume, leading national figures in the field address the key questions that shape the early phases of a project commission. The answers to these questions provide instant information in a convenient, easy-to-use format. The result is an excellent, hands-on reference that puts critical information at your fingertips. Building Type Basics for Research Laboratories provides the essential information needed to initiate designs for government, academic, and private research laboratories. Filled with project photographs, diagrams, floor plans, sections, and details, it combines in-depth coverage of the structural, mechanical, energy, cost, and safety issues that are unique to research laboratories with the nuts-and-bolts design guidelines that will start any project off on the right track and keep it there through completion.

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Table of contents :
Building Type Basics for Research Laboratories……Page 2
CONTENTS……Page 6
EDITOR’S PREFACE……Page 8
PREFACE……Page 10
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS……Page 12
INTRODUCTION……Page 14
SOCIAL BUILDINGS FOR TEAM-BASED RESEARCH……Page 16
“OPEN” VERSUS “CLOSED” LABS……Page 22
FLEXIBILITY……Page 24
DESIGNING FOR TECHNOLOGY……Page 33
SUSTAINABILITY……Page 40
SCIENCE PARKS……Page 46
PRIVATE-SECTOR LABS……Page 50
GOVERNMENT LABS……Page 66
ACADEMIC LABS……Page 81
THE PROGRAMMING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION PROCESS……Page 114
GENERAL ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN ISSUES……Page 118
THE LAB MODULE—BASIS FOR LABORATORY DESIGN……Page 119
EXTERIOR IMAGE……Page 123
BUILDING MASSING……Page 137
INTERIOR IMAGE……Page 138
ADJACENCIES……Page 154
INTERIOR FINISHES……Page 164
ACOUSTICAL ISSUES……Page 165
ERGONOMICS……Page 169
FUME HOODS……Page 170
SAFETY, SECURITY, AND REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS……Page 173
WAYFINDING, SIGNAGE, AND GRAPHICS……Page 185
SPECIALIZED LAB AREAS……Page 190
SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT AND EQUIPMENT SPACES……Page 195
VIVARIUM FACILITIES……Page 198
STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS……Page 212
MECHANICAL SYSTEMS—GENERAL DESIGN ISSUES……Page 217
FUME HOODS—MECHANICAL SYSTEM DESIGN ISSUES……Page 229
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS……Page 234
LIGHTING DESIGN……Page 237
TELEPHONE/DATA SYSTEM……Page 241
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY……Page 242
AUDIOVISUAL ENGINEERING FOR PRESENTATION ROOMS……Page 243
PLUMBING SYSTEMS……Page 246
RENOVATION/RESTORATION/ADAPTIVE REUSE……Page 253
FACILITY MANAGEMENT ISSUES……Page 255
PROJECT COSTS……Page 258
AFFORDABILITY/VALUE ENGINEERING……Page 261
PROJECT DELIVERY OPTIONS……Page 268
SUMMARY OF COST ISSUES……Page 269
APPENDIX THE LABORATORIES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY INITIATIVE……Page 270
BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES……Page 274
INDEX……Page 276