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NEW LABORATORY?
MODERNISING RESEARCH FACILITIES?
We are professional laboratory consultants experienced in advising Companies, Scientists and Architects in the design of University, Industrial, Medical, and other research laboratories.
Use our specialist specification, design and review service to achieve your goals efficiently and with capital and long term cost savings in:
- analysing and translating scientific and research needs into design specification
- achievement of client satisfaction through understanding the Client's science, and problems arising
- creating innovative, functional laboratory environments
- following safety regulations and guidelines and interacting with the relevant authorities
- anticipating construction and maintenance implicatons
- reviewing preliminary or pre-construction designs
- producing project critiques relating to schemes already in progress
- providing cost conscious guidelines
| BRIEFING / PROGRAMMING SKILLS
At the inception of a project, we use a rigorous, efficient and effective process for gathering programming and design input from our clients. This enables us to:
- define the space and other owner requirements at the pre-design stage including special experimental needs
- work with scientists and translate their wishes into design essentials
- involve, and work closely with, laboratory management and other stakeholders
- guide scientists and their managers about cost implications
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TEAM SUPPORT
- produce the brief for the Architect at the inception
- bring specialist expertise to already appointed professionals
- audit others' designs with spectacular results e.g. in the areas of safety and economy (value-for-money)
- actively seek input from all project stakeholders including faculty members, researchers, administrators, maintenance personnel, and environmental health and safety officers
- offer Principal involvement and work within the Client organisational structures
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HEALTH & SAFETY guidelines
- on hazard containment in life sciences (biology, pathology, gene manipulation) solvent handling radiochemistry and chemical reactions
- experience with GMP, GLP, GMAG, COSHH AND SAPO
- concerning containment, LEV, exhaust ventilation, safety implications
- safety regulations, guidelines, scientific hazards
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COST & EFFICIENCY
- how to gather, filter and direct design input efficiently
- where money is well spent functionally, to reduce capital and running costs
- how to choose the most economic yet attractive materials, and layouts
- how to meet scientific needs without copying extravagant designs
- how to minimize energy usage
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