Laboratory Design Guide
3rd Edition
Published on 1. June 2007
416 pages
978-1-136-38940-5 (ISBN)
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.
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.
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Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
File size
18,05 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-136-38940-5 (9781136389405)
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Content
Chapter 1 Design Brief; Chapter 2 Design Methodology; Chapter 3 Site and Buildings; Chapter 4 Laboratory Furniture and Services; Chapter 5 Special Cabinets and Benches; Chapter 6 Laboratory Computers, Instrumentation and Equipment; Chapter 7 On Completion; Chapter 8 Maintenance; Chapter 9 Environmental design: Internal courtyards as an element of ESD, Matthew Jessup; Chapter 10 Occupational Health and Safety, Caroline Langley; Chapter 11 Hydraulic Services, Livio Chiarot; Chapter 12 Mechanical Services, Robert Lord; Chapter 13 Electrical Services, James McPherson; Chapter 14 Project Cost Control, Ken McGowan; Chapter 15 Post-Occupancy Evaluation, Doug Pottrell; Chapter 16 Case Studies;
