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Complications can arise where elevators, corridors, and external areas used to store or transport critical, sensitive, expensive, hazardous, or large volumes of materials are then shared with office or other lab tenancies.In some cases these issues will be covered by regulations and can therefore impact health and safety or quality compliance.

Further considerations include containment and contamination control, building security and opening times (e.g.for 24/7 lab operations), shared lab functions (e.g.washrooms or stores), and IP sensitivities – with the size and type of life science business or tenant a driving factor in how these are managed.

In all cases, a lab design should be developed as soon as possible, with material and personnel flows and relevant zonings mapped out across all lab and common areas to identify any potential issues.. 8.Existing office buildings may struggle to accommodate more onerous laboratory fire and egress requirements.. A lab will most likely contain more flammable or hazardous materials and sources of ignition than an office.

In most cases this can be addressed with special storage cabinets, fume cabinets, and good housekeeping.

However, where larger quantities or more dangerous materials are used (e.g.Buildings need to be able to adapt for future uses and by designing this in from the start we will use fewer materials in the future..

The façade has a shorter life expectancy than the rest of a building due to the nature of the materials used, exposure to the elements and the impact of UV light.To prolong the life of the building, the façade should be replaceable without affecting the structure of the building.. Each component of the façade should be replaceable individually, to allow panels to be swapped in or out to respond to changes in building use.

For example, if an occupied space were to be replaced with a non-occupied space, the glazed component could be swapped for an opaque component, improving the energy efficiency of the façade.The replaced glazed component can be stored for use elsewhere on the building or on another similar local building.. Internal wall positions should be moveable to enable internal spaces to be modified easily.