Ikea is another excellent example of a Platform that most people are familiar with.
The discharge stacks for these fans can be quite high, so we may have to design roof supports for flues.. One unusual issue we encountered was a vibration requirement for an X-ray machine.This is further evidence of the importance of understanding the purpose of the laboratory equipment being installed early in the lab design process..
Finally, we must be aware of how the laboratory equipment is to be delivered to the site.Some lab equipment can be extremely heavy, and the beam layout may dictate where the equipment can sit within the space.We will also always consider how this lab equipment gets to the location in the first place, and any subsequent special requirements..
Mechanical Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) requirements for lab design.A laboratory design should be services-led.
It’s up to the services engineer to fully understand the client laboratory equipment, the room requirements, the health and safety issues and the processes within the lab, as well as understanding what the other disciplines need to provide.
The purpose of the lab space is to provide the users with a safe and controlled environment for their experiments and processes, which are undertaken by and within lab equipment.These healthy design requirements can have a large impact on energy efficiency and increase pressure on carbon reduction targets and aspirations to design Net Zero Carbon buildings.
It is very important to balance these needs and think carefully about our HVAC management and controls.But most importantly, we need to design buildings which are resilient and adopt the principles of passive design.
Buildings that adopt adequate solar control measures, good thermal insulation, good daylight levels and openable windows via narrow plates have the capacity to reduce peak heating and cooling gains and the dependence on mechanical ventilation, where feasible..The growing importance of physical and mental wellbeing in architecture and design.