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Introduction
Illustrated summary of the principles of laboratory design for sustainability
Chapter
1 — Design brief
1.1
Initiating the brief
1.2
Generic laboratories
1.3
Type and function of the laboratory
1.4
Staff
1.5
Hazards
1.6
Work space, benches and services
1.7
Storage
1.8
Equipment
1.9
Work environment
1.10
Staff facilities
1.11
Meeting rooms
1.12
Car parking
1.13
Visitors
1.14
Security
1.15
Case studies
Chapter
2 — Design methodology
2.1
Project team
2.2
Project meetings
2.3
Project programme and budget
2.4
Returning the brief
2.5
Design synthesis
2.6
Design development
2.7
Contract documentation
2.8
Construction management
Chapter
3 — Site and buildings
3.1
Location
3.2
Site planning
3.3
Building design
3.4
Interior design
3.5
Special laboratories
3.6
External bulk storage
3.7
Teaching laboratories and the virtual experiment
Chapter
4 — Laboratory furniture and services
4.1
Workbenches
4.2
Storage cupboards and drawers
4.3
Non-joinery items of furniture
4.4
Glass wash facilities
4.5
Laboratory services
4.6
Recent technology
Chapter
5 — Special cabinets and benches
5.1
Fume cupboards
5.2
Local exhaust ventilation
5.3
Biological safety cabinets
5.4
Laminar flow cabinets
5.5
Down-draught benches
5.6
Flammable liquids cabinets
5.7
Decanting benches
5.8
Anti-vibration benches
5.9
Equipment/instrumentation benches
5.10
Workbenches for disabled staff
Chapter
6 — Laboratory computers, instrumentation and equipment
6.1
Computers
6.2
Instrumentation for analysis and testing
6.3
Centrifuges
6.4
Ovens and autoclaves
6.5
Incubators
6.6
Refrigerators and cool rooms
6.7
Access for large equipment
Chapter
7 — On completion
7.1
Commissioning equipment
7.2
Security
7.3
Emergency procedures
7.4
Services controls and emergencies
7.5
Building manual
7.6
As-built drawings
7.7
Joint final inspections
7.8
Publication
Chapter
8 — Maintenance
8.1
Bench tops
8.2
Flooring
8.3
Filters
8.4
Waste disposal
8.5
Safety stations
8.6
Laboratory services and equipment
8.7
Laboratory audits
Chapter
9 — Environmental design: Internal courtyards as an element
of ESD
Matthew
Jessup, BE (Hons), Senior Environmental Analyst and Su-fern
Tan (BE, BA, DipEngPrac), Environmental Analyst, Advanced
Environmental
Concepts
9.1
Introduction
9.2
Design elements
9.3
The benefits of internal courtyards
9.4
A simple concept
9.5
Conclusion
Chapter
10 — Occupational health and safety
Caroline
Langley BSc M Safety Sc Grad Dipl Occup Hygiene MSIA, Director,
Injury
Prevention & Management, Hobart,Tasmania
10.1
Introduction
10.2
Design Hazard Review
10.3
Hierarchy of control
10.4
Sources of information in Australia
10.5
Conclusion
Chapter
11 — Hydraulic services
Livio
Chiarot, Dip Tech MIE Aust AHSCA APPA, Director of Acor Consultants,
Engineers,
Managers, Infrastructure Planners
11.1
General
11.2
Sanitary drainage and plumbing
11.3
Water systems
11.4
System features
11.5
Materials selection
11.6
Waste disposal
Chapter
12 — Mechanical services
Robert
Lord, BE Mechanical (Hons) Grad Dip Management RPEQ, Senior
Engineer Lincolne
Scott
12.1
General
12.2
Decoupled design approach
12.3
Integration with other consultants
12.4
Air quality systems
12.5
Thermal control systems
12.6
Acoustic considerations
12.7
Energy considerations
12.8
Future proofing considerations
Chapter
13 — Electrical services
James
McPherson, BE (Elec) MIE Aust, Manager, Building and Industrial
Services, GHD Pty Ltd., Newcastle
13.1
Introduction
13.2
Relevant Australian codes and standards
13.3
Power supply and reticulation
13.4
Bench electrical services
13.5
Electrical safety
13.6
Hazardous zones
13.7
General lighting
Chapter
14 — Project cost control
Ken
McGowan, FRICS FAIQS, Senior Partner of the WT Partnership,
Quantity Surveyors
Chapter
15 — Post-occupancy evaluation
Doug
Pottrell, Manager, School of Molecular and Biomedical Science,
University of Adelaide
15.1
Introduction
15.2
Brief
15.3
Layout
15.4
Flexibility
15.5
Laboratories
15.6
Air conditioning
15.7
Features
15.8
Security
15.9
Space in demand
15.10
Room for the future
15.11
Summary
Case
studies
This
is a selection of laboratory buildings and projects including
university teaching and
research, product quality assurance, research and development,
testing laboratories,
pathology services and medical research.
1
Biology Teaching and Research Building, University of Wollongong,
NSW
2
Biological Sciences & Biomedical Engineering, University
of New South Wales, Sydney,
NSW
3
Children’s Medical Research Foundation, Westmead, NSW
4
Centenary Institute of Cancer Medicine & Cell Biology,
Sydney, NSW
5
SmithKline Beecham International Laboratories, Consumer Healthcare,
Ermington,
NSW
6
Life Sciences Building, Ciba Pharmaceuticals Division, Summit,
New Jersey, USA
7
Pacific Power Research Laboratories, University of Newcastle,
NSW
8
CSIRO McMasters Laboratories, Prospect, NSW
9
ANSTO Radiopharmaceutical Laboratory, Lucas Heights, NSW
10
Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, NSW
11
ACTEW Corporation Laboratories, Fyshwick,ACT
12
Camelia Botnar Laboratories, Great Ormond Street Hospital,
London
13
Institute of Medical Science, The University of Aberdeen, Scotland
14
Heritage Medical Research Building, University of Alberta,
Canada
15
Balgownie Technology Centre, Aberdeen Science Park, Scotland
20
16
St Michael’s Science Building, University of Portsmouth,
UK
17
Eli Lilly and Co. Product Development Research Laboratories,
Indianapolis, USA
18
Australian Geological Survey Organisation, Canberra, ACT
19
Sir Alexander Fleming Building, Imperial College, London,
UK
20
Trinity College Dublin, East End Development, Dublin, Ireland
21
Strathclyde Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Glasgow, Scotland
22
Hunter Water Australia, Newcastle, NSW
23
Analytical Research Laboratories, Napier, New Zealand
24
Biomedical Building, ATP, Sydney, NSW
25
New Science Building, University of Adelaide, SA
26
Center for Clinical Sciences Research, Stanford University,
USA
27
Laboratory Design Competition at the University of Newcastle,
NSW
28
Laboratory Design Competition at the University of Queensland,
Australia
29
Institute of Medical Sciences: Phase 2, University of Aberdeen,
Scotland
30
CSIRO Molecular Science and Food Science Australia, North
Ryde, NSW
31
Liverpool Biosciences Centre, University of Liverpool, UK
32
Kadoorie Biological Sciences Building, University of Hong
Kong
33
Institute of Laboratory Medicine, St Vincent’s Hospital
Campus, Sydney
34
Life Sciences Building, University of Newcastle, NSW
35
Hunter Area Pathology Services (HAPS), John Hunter Hospital
Campus, Newcastle,
NSW
36
Mine Safety Technical Facility, NSW Department of Mineral
Resources, Maitland,
NSW
37
Dow Corning Research, Macquarie Technology Park, Sydney
38
National Marine Science Centre, Coffs Harbour, NSW
39
CSIRO Energy Centre, Steel River, Newcastle, NSW
40
Boehringer Biological Research Institute, Biberach, Germany
41
James H Clark Center, Stanford University, California, USA
42
Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland
University of Technology,
Brisbane, Queensland
43
30 The Bond, Bovis Lend Lease Head Office, Sydney, Australia
Appendix
A — Notes on laboratory construction
Appendix
B — Australian Laboratory Standards
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