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Building Type Basics for Laboratories, Second Edition is your one-stop reference for the essential information you need to confidently begin the programming and design of a research laboratory project, large or small. In this Second Edition, architect and laboratory designer Daniel Watch brings you up to date on a broad scope of issues that are essential to the design of government, private sector, and academic research laboratories.
You'll find authoritative information on the project process, potential problems, design concerns, and recent trends in research laboratory design, along with complete coverage of energy issues and mechanical systems, structural concerns, lighting, internal traffic, security, and ADA issues.
In addition, the new edition addresses such factors as the global research marketplace, the shift from individual- to team-based research; applied computer technology requiring sophisticated electronic communication systems; post-9/11 research needs and trends, including the current International Building Codes; and sustainable design.
Stressing the need for flexibility in design, this quick-reference guide:
Addresses twenty key questions that arise when launching a research laboratory design project
Offers insight from leaders in the industry based on their own design experience
Provides more than 200 illustrations—project photographs, diagrams, floor plans, sections, and details—of laboratory construction around the globe, including Asia, the Middle East, and Europe
Building Type Basics books provide architects with the essentials needed to jump-start specialized facilities design. Each volume features leading experts in the field who address the issues that shape the early phases of a project in a convenient, easy-to-use format that will save you countless hours of research.
This conveniently organized quick reference is an invaluable guide for busy, dedicated professionals who want to get moving quickly as they embark on a new project. Like every Building Type Basics book, it provides authoritative, up-to-date information instantly and saves architects countless hours of research. Engineering consultants will also find in this volume a wealth of information to help them tackle laboratory commissions of all kinds.
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