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Cold Rooms

Mechanical Refrigeration, Univesity of Washington Engineering Services, Facility Design Information.  Paste the following link into your browser:  http://depts.washington.edu/fsesweb/fdi2003/15%20Mechanical/14-15N%20Refrigeration.pdf

General Facility Design

Laboratory Safety Design Guide, University of Washington, Environmental Health and Safety, December 2005

University of California Environmental Health and Safety Laboratory Safety Design Guide, July 2002

University of Pennsylvania Design Guidelines and Review of  Campus Projects and  Mechanical and Electrical Standard Design Guidelines

Design Criteria for Laboratory Furniture and Fume Hoods, University System of Georgia, Environmental Health and Safety

Stanford Facilities Design Guidelines and EHS Design Guide:  General Requirements for Stanford Laboratories

The Project Delivery Process at Stanford, Stanford University, Department of Project Management

University of Minnesota Standards and Procedures for Construction, August 2004

NIH Design Policy and Guidelines, NIH Office of Research Facilities Development and Operation, November 2003 Edition

Health and Safety Design Considerations for Laboratories, Princeton University

Building and Construction Standards, University of Colorado-Bolder, Facilities Management

University of Texas at Austin Design and Construction Standards

University of California - Berkeley Capital Project Construction Design Standards and College of Chemistry Facilities Design Standards

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Construction Specifications Institute.  The Construction Specifications Institute "Master Format™ 2004" ™ is the specifications-writing standard for most commercial building design and construction projects in North America. It lists titles and section numbers for organizing data about construction requirements, products, and activities. By standardizing such information, MasterFormat facilitates communication among architects, specifiers, contractors and suppliers, which helps them meet building owners’ requirements, timelines and budgets.

The 2004 revision of MasterFormat is the most significant in the product’s 40-year history, and reflects the growing volume and complexity of information generated for commercial construction projects. MasterFormat 2004 Edition: Numbers & Titles was developed by a team of individuals representing all stakeholders in the industry – owners, architects, engineers, contractors, manufacturers and facility managers. MasterFormat is intended to address specification requirements through the entire built lifecycle.

For those interested in a more detailed listing of numbers and titles and an in-depth explanation of MasterFormat and its use in the construction industry contact CSI Member/Customer Service at (800) 689-2900 or consult CSINet's catalog of format documents.

National Lighting Safety Institute

HVAC Controls For Laboratory Processes, Applying Process Engineering to Design, Commissioning,  Jerry Koenigsberg,   HPAC Engineering, Control Freaks, December 2002

Designing Lab Ventilation to Emerging Standards,  Victor Neuman, HPAC Engineering,  October 2001

ACGIH Guidelines for Laboratory Design, 2nd Ed., Louis DiBerardinis, Janet S. Baum, Melvin W. First, Gari T. Gatwood, Edward F. Grodon, and Anand K. Seth.   ACGIH Online store description of this book:  Design considerations such as efficiency, economy, energy conservation, and flexibility are emphasized as the authors take you step-by-step through a typical laboratory building. You’ll learn what materials are used, what types of operations occur within the site, and the health and safety issues related to the entire laboratory building. This book offers important design guidelines and recommends design action. An appendix includes a checklist of health and safety issues. Microelectronic and teaching labs and support services are also covered.

Energy Conservation Resources

A Design Guide for Energy Efficient Research Laboratories, Lawrence Berkley National Laboratories, Applications Team.  The Applications Team Website has additional energy conservation resources

DDC Online by the National Building Controls Information Program provides information and a tutorial on Direct Digital Controls

Labs for the 21st CenturyLabs 21, sponsered by the US EPA and DOE, is a voluntary program dedicated to improving the environmental performance of US laboratories.  There are many excellent presentations on green laboratory design and latest design trends posted  from previous conferences as well as the 2005 Conference and links to other resources

Laboratories for the 21st Century, Best Practices Guides:  

     Energy Recovery for Ventilation Air in Laboratories
    
    Daylighting in Laboratories

     On-site Power Systems for Laboratories

    Water Efficiency Guide for Laboratories\

Whole Building Design Guide, Trends in Lab Design


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