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Third Edition
By
Brian Griffin, B Arch FRAIA ARIBA ADIA, Architect and Laboratory Design Consultant, Sydney, Australia
Description
Laboratory Design Guide 3rd 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. Considerations range
from safety and site considerations to instrumentation and special furniture, and
accommodate the latest laboratory practices and the
constant evolution of science. Case studies from around the world illustrate universal principles of
good design while showing a variety
of approaches.
Revised throughout for this new edition, the book contains a brand new chapter on the role of the computer, covering topics
such as the virtual experiment, hot desking, virtual buildings and computer-generated space relationship diagrams.
There are also 10
new international case studies, including the Kadoorie Biological Sciences Building at the University of Hong Kong.
Audience
Professional architects, laboratory managers for both new buildings and refurbishing laboratories, scientists, student architects.
Contents
Introduction; Summary of Recommendations; Design brief; Design methodology; Site and buildings; Laboratory furniture and services; Special
cabinets and benches; Laboratory instrumentation and equipment; On completion; Maintenance; Environmental design in laboratories; Hydraulic
Services; Project Cost Control; Occupational Health and Safety; The Role of the Computer; Case Studies; Appendices.
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Paperback, 384 pages, publication date: AUG-2004
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-6089-1
ISBN-10: 0-7506-6089-9
Imprint: ARCHITECTURAL PRESS
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