Lab

Laboratory environments are hygienic zones…spaces that must be kept clean, dry, and free from contaminates, including allergens. These spaces should also be free of food and beverages and other sources …

Hixson Project Architect Shuting Zhao and Interior Designer Lauren Michaels recently took part in the 2024 Lab Design Conference, held this year in Phoenix, Arizona. While there, Shuting and Lauren …

Companies with testing needs often grapple with the question of whether or not to insource their laboratory functions. It’s a fundamental business issue that has real implications from multiple viewpoints. In …

Driven in part by the pursuit to create new vaccines, cures, and other breakthrough medicines, the field of cell and gene therapy has witnessed a significant surge in growth over …

Recently, Hixson’s Jim Schreyer and Paul Thamann presented “Successful Lab Projects: Effectively Balancing Design, Schedule, and Budget,” a one-hour webinar held in conjunction with Xtalks. Drawing on their collective knowledge …

The developer core and shell model has historically worked very well for office buildings: A developer builds a building, and the tenant comes in and completes the interior to meet …

One of the biggest trends in lab design today is adaptive reuse, a process of converting existing facilities to uses other than their original design. In particular, we are hearing …

Are you wondering what’s happening in the world of lab design? Based on Hixson’s own experiential data, and through attendance at recent conferences such as the Lab Design Conference and …

In today’s environment, finding and retaining valuable laboratory team members can be a challenge. In addition to having the right culture and policies, the facility itself is a critical component …

It is scientifically accepted that the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 spreads through the air, putting an emphasis on proper air circulation and filtration in the past year. The September …