Laboratory Design Guide

Laboratory Design Guide Third edition is a complete guide to the complex process of laboratory design and construction. With practical advice and detailed examples, it is an indispensable reference for anyone involved in building or renovating laboratories. In this working manual Brian Griffin explains how to meet the unique combination of requirements that laboratory design entails. Revised throughout, this new edition contains chapters on environmental design; OH&S; mechanical and electrical engineering and, finally, post-occupancy evaluation. Thirteen new International Case Studies represent examples of the most innovative design solutions particularly for the bio-sciences. The evolution of laboratory design is going through unprecedented growth. New technology such as chilled ceilings has been developed as a method of air-conditioning buildings generally but it has the greatest advantage for laboratory buildings. The new activated carbon filters in...